pelecanus crispus

Pelecanus crispus

Just returned from another fantastic trip that i guided and ended with a great success. See my trip report and more of my images from my trip here: http://naturemonitoring.com/hide-photography-golden-eagle/

Another image of Dalmatian Pelican from my recent session with these majestic birds.

Dalmatian pelican photography season approaches, so i decided to visit the area and check the conditions for my future photography clients. Things look promising. In just over a month, pelicans will be gaining their fantastic red pouches presenting superb opportunities to wildlife photographers.

Since the season for Dalmatian Pelican photography is nearly here, I feel like I ought to show you a few more images before I head for new ones. These marvelous birds are getting their breeding colourful pouches in February so now comes the best time for their photography. This one was taken in...

The breeding season of Dalmatian Pelican approaches. Can't wait to see and photograph these amazing birds again. It is a shame that these birds are still killed for people to make bags from the birds' pouches. I suppose this could be a reason for the very high conservation priority status of...

In Danube Delta often pelecans and cormorants are feeding together. Especialy when water is deeped than the long neck of the pelicans.

The pelicans are the last to fly away and only when necessary.

Photo made from the hide on Manych lake (Kalmykia, Russia) in August 2010. I've posted thirteen pictures of the same day and location here - http://victor-tyakht.livejournal.com/1062.html . Some may be estimated as funny too.

This photo was taken by Pavel Simeonov at Srebarna Nature reserve, Bulgaria. The Srebarna Dalmatian Pelican colony is one of the few ones in Europe and unique for Bulgaria. It is the last colony remaining in the region of the Lower Danube where several pelican colonies had existed until the end...