04/18/26

 As I have mentioned, I have had a lot of opportunities for bird images this year, especially recently.  While out on a bike ride the other day I had a chance to see a large group of Pelicans flying.  It was neat to watch them almost disappear in the sky and then re-appear as they changed angle as the sun caught them.  I took this image as they flew almost overhead before heading off towards the lake.  This image is just a small part of the flock.

02/18/25

 Today's image is of another bird I was able to capture while walking on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean in Florida.  This Pelican was flying down the beach and flew very close as it passed over.  It was very neat to see and be able to capture.

01/14/25

 Today's image is the very first one that I took at the beach of the Atlantic Ocean.  I was amazed it came out as well as it did, it was pretty far away but I fortunately had my Zoom lens on.  I believe this is the same type of bird as I shared last week, an Osprey, diving for a fish in the water.

Turns out, I was mistaken in my ID, Ospreys hunt with their talons not by diving.  Most likely this is a Pelican.  There were Pelicans around I know, as I have a future image to share of one. 

Thanks for the information to correctly ID this bird Jim!

4/25/18

So we got a bit more rain today.  Wish it was more but every little bit helps.  I have a new pond to fill up and it is going VERY slowly.  Anyway, my image today is of some Pelicans I captured in flight at the lake in Alexandria Minnesota this past summer.

11/1/17

We made it to November and had our first snow yesterday, it was lovely how it clung to tree leaves.  My image today was taken on a much warmer day in Minnesota.  This was at the lake in Alexandria and this Pelican was coming in for a landing and I was able to capture it in good focus.  I'm always happy when that happens.  😄

8/7/17

I was able to get this image in Alexandria, Minnesota at Lake Agnes.  I captured this Pelican as it came in to land on the lake after a flight.  I got lucky with the timing and the splash.  I actually came up with a name for it which was obviously Splashdown.  😁

6/1/17

I captured this image out by Milford Lake at the big pond out there which is called The Gathering Pond, I have been told.  It does seem to be a gathering place for different types of birds.  I usually see some type of waterbird whenever I visit there.  This Pelican was typical of ones I see though, not usually happy with me around taking their photo.  He was swimming away and looking over his shoulder to be sure I wasn't following.

1/9/16

I saw a few cracks of blue sky so i was hopeful for a sunny day but it seems to be getting less now.  Ah well.  So it's day 6 of my Wildlife Challenge and this is one from earlier this year at Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge in Missouri.  I captured these Pelicans meeting on a mound while other various types of waterbirds swam among them.  There are various types of ducks and Coots in this image that I wish I knew what they were exactly but I am not up on my birds.   

12/9/15

This is an older image that I got in Yellowstone National Park.  This is a Pelican that was coming in for a landing one evening on Yellowstone Lake.  I was pleased that I was able to capture it clearly in the low light.