Tag: #brown pelican
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The Pelican
Trying not to think, Fearing I’d unearth forgotten obligations When something caused me to look up and see A brown pelican flying over me, A day-saving moment.
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Oystercatcher Day Two…
After spotting a black oystercatcher yesterday for the first time in nearly six years at Carmel State Beach, I returned with my camera hoping to get a well-focused photo; instead, brown pelicans flew overhead–no oystercatchers sighted.
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Eye of the Pelican
A brown pelican flies over the Carmel River Lagoon and into the sun yesterday with a beady blue eye. Note how the end of its bill is yellow.
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Pelican Up Close…
If only there had been blue skies…I went to Carmel River Lagoon yesterday morning to photograph brown pelicans, but, unfortunately, it was another overcast day, so the contrast between the bird and the sky were a little dull. I shot with a Nikon 5100 in sports mode with auto focus with the vibration sensor off.…
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Pelican Perspective
Okay, Day Three and no shots of people yet, just my old standby, the brown pelican. Most of my pelican captures have them flying over me, sometimes by me but rarely, like this one, gliding below me. Took this shot with a 300 mm lens while standing on a cliff looking down on the Pacific…
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Wing Span of a Brown Pelican
The wing span of a brown pelican ranges from 6.5 feet to 7.5 feet. While that seems large to me, the brown pelican is the smallest of the seven species of pelicans in the world, according to bird books. This is the best shot I’ve taken of a pelican with wings spread out fully.
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The California Brown Pelican
The California Brown Pelican was removed from the endangered list in January 2009. I took this photo six years ago to celebrate in my own way the triumphant recovery of this magnificent bird. Wanted to capture the wing span, close to 80-inches, that to me, gives the pelican an eagle-like look when it glides along…
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