Pelican - Long Boat Key Little Known Fact: A pelican's beak can hold up to 3 gallons of water, but its stomach is only half the size of its beak. Thought for the Day: Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.Salvadore Dali
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Breakfast is Served The pelicans were very active at mid-morning at the Wildlife Safari near Ashland, NE. Thought for the Day: A wonderful bird is a pelican,His bill will hold more than his belican.He can take in his beakFood enough for a week;But I'm damned if I see how the helican.Dixon Lanier Merritt
Log rolling is a popular sport among lumberjacks, but what about pelicans? It looks like these two are "on a roll", so to speak. The one on the right seems satisfied with its position, but the one on the left seems unsure of its next step. This was taken in Wildlife Safari Park near Ashland, … Continue reading Log Rolling
Shooting pelicans is fun ... with a camera, but not easy to catch them in flight. Getting a good shot of them bobbing around in the water is fairly easy, but not near as rewarding. I was in Marco Island the last week in February, on a commercial pier waiting for my dolphin cruise to start. … Continue reading Pelican
On the day I returned from Sanibel Island, Florida, the ground hog saw his shadow, which means we have six more weeks of winter. Ugh! Last night we had 3-4" of snow, which we badly needed, but I could sure do without the high winds and single digit temps. While processing photos from … Continue reading Sanibel Island, Florida