brown pelican

2nd in the series...

Can't beat these guys for character and texture in the face.

Another shot from '07 Mexico trip. There were Brown Pelicans on the beach every morning.

getting ready to land on wave barrier

Juvenile

Have to set out early next morning to Inland, but cannot afford to miss this rare solitary visitor at White Rock. Went there today, leaving me a huge number of images to edit. Wish this fella can eventually finds its way back home

Nice to catch the pelican diving in the background, even if it was unnoticed at the time.

close up

close to a boat ramp, a fisherman cleaning his catch had just thrown a scrap to an eagerly awaiting brown pelican. He wasn't quite quick enough.

A 5"x7" acrylic painting of a group of Pelican off the Channel Islands in Southern California.

Brown Pelican, adult

Pelikan - in papiamento language

Hypnotized.......

I caught this pelican doing its cleaning routine while kayaking through the bay.

Before a head throw, they sometimes do this...following on from the comments on my last upload.

Another take on the classic Brown Pelican head throw. 1/2000, f7.1, ISO 400, ~75% frame

I liked the pose of this Brown Pelican as it brakes before landing. 1/2000, f4, ISO 500, handheld @ 280mm. ~75% frame