Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Pelicans at Rafferty

All right, I'm tired of all the 'disaster porn' with the local flooding, the April 30th snow storm, etc etc - no doubt, I will be posting more about the state of local places in some near-future posts.  Sigh.

However, I really need to get back to the birds....  As it happens, American White Pelicans serve to distract and please quite adequately. 

I took this series of photos sometime last week - out at Rafferty on a nice, warm, sunny day, obviously.

Here are Pelecanus erythrorhynchos  (click on pic to enlarge for clearer photo)




And two more fishing the rapids



And another flying away



2 comments:

  1. They are such funny awkward looking birds. And then yesterday I saw a large flock soaring overhead and was reminded how gorgeously magnificent they look aloft....

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  2. TB, that's exactly my fascination with them. They seem to be shaped all wrong or something, but so majestic sailing on the water and very magnificent, as you say, in the air.

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