Panos aren't the greatest of images to feature on the blog but there's not really any better way to show eight pelicans captured in full flight as they cross the oyster beds of the Intracoastal Waterways down in Florida.
Initially when I showed DH the picture he thought I had photoshopped the same Pelican flying at different moments ..... not so ....
Whilst out in the boat last week we came across a "flock"? of nesting Pelicans, 20 or so of them and at one point they decided to take flight and this is what my camera saw... or all that I could snap in one frame, at any rate...
Almost like an Eadweard Muybridge time lapse capture....
From the Intracoastal waterways we ventured offshore towards some of the coastal banks and shoals where there were many birds of different varieties all sitting together and enjoying the sunshine...
My guide seemed disappointed that the birds weren't "doing" anything ... but it seemed to me that since it was the breeding season they were all more focussed on communing and having a chat (prior to mating) rather than fishing or frolicking...
I was just happy being out in the sunshine, on the water and getting up close and personal to a bunch of feathered folk that I normall don't get to see...
What a capture!!
Posted by: Robin aka Gotham Girl | April 15, 2013 at 08:15 PM
I am mesmerized when the pelicans take off and their bodies make a wave as they rise up into the sky. I'm really glad you included this panorama.
Off to check the link, now.
xox
Posted by: Chris | April 15, 2013 at 07:43 PM
Pelicans are my favourite! Fab images :-)
Posted by: Lennie | April 15, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Both are great shots.
Posted by: joanne thieme huffman | April 15, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Wow, now that was a moment captured! Love it!
Posted by: Bren | April 15, 2013 at 07:55 AM