American Avocet And Nest With A Single Egg
Yesterday morning I was excited to find my first nesting American Avocets of the year. (5 photos)
Category: american white pelicans
A Pelican Hiding In Plain Sight
American White Pelican In Flight – A Series, Including An Extreme Closeup
Sometimes I get more personal satisfaction out of anticipating and guessing right than I do out of getting the shot(s). (6 photos)
Why I’m Now Photographing Pelicans Every Chance I Get
In years past I didn’t always take advantage of photo ops with American White Pelicans. (5 photos and a link to another one)
Two Cormorants And A Pelican – A Near Head-on Collision In Flight
If there’s a possibility you’re going to collide head-on with another bird in flight, you don’t want it to be with a 16 lb. pelican. (4 photos)
Some Recent Birds
American White Pelican Spotlighted Against A Dark Background
Avian Potpourri From My Last Trip To Bear River MBR
Pelican Surprise
My Recent Lens Repair – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Plus a mini-review of Canon Professional Services (CPS) and some test photos of birds taken on the day I got my lens back from Canon’s California repair facility.
A One-eyed Pelican And A One-eared Weasel
It’s no surprise that it’s tough to make a living out there in the wild but I was surprised to find this much stark evidence of it on the same morning.
A Sampling Of Recent Birds
American White Pelican – A Question Of Behavior
I’ve been perplexed and curious about something I watched this pelican do for over six years now. But the purpose I tentatively propose for the behavior I documented in these photos seems more than a little far fetched so I’ve never brought it up. Until now.
Trouble Looms For Utah’s American White Pelicans
American White Pelican On Landing Approach
I sometimes liken American White Pelicans to B–52 Stratofortresses – they often fly at great heights and they’re not very agile in flight but man are they ever impressive during landings.