brown pelican diving & fishing... Yesterday afternoon, this brown pelican put on a display at Lake Merritt (a very urban wildlife refuge, for those not familiar with it):...

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Oct 26, 2015 16:43:51 #

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

Oct 26, 2015 16:45:49 #

alemorkam Loc: Central Florida

Nice set. What kind of camera and lens?

Oct 26, 2015 16:47:30 #

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

I was enjoying scrolling down.
Then, he came up with a minnow!!.....

Nice series!!!!!
Pat

Oct 26, 2015 16:48:08 #

Chris F. Loc: San Francisco

Hi Allen, great set of shots. Very well done.

Chris

[quote=Allen Hirsch]Yesterday afternoon, this brown pelican put on a display at Lake Merritt (a very urban wildlife refuge, for those not familiar with it):

Oct 26, 2015 16:51:53 #

old man 88 Loc: Palmview, TX when not on road

Wonderful photos and light

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Oct 26, 2015 17:06:33 #

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

alemorkam wrote:

Nice set. What kind of camera and lens?

Thanks.

Canon 50D with a 500L f4.5 lens on a tripod.

Oct 26, 2015 17:18:17 #

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

Jay Pat wrote:

I was enjoying scrolling down.
Then, he came up with a minnow!!.....

Nice series!!!!!
Pat

Thanks, Pat.

Oct 26, 2015 17:19:32 #

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

Chris F. wrote:

Hi Allen, great set of shots. Very well done.

Chris

Thank you, Chris.

I've seen brown pelicans on the lake occasionally before - actually, white pelicans are more common there than brown - but I've not seen them dive & fish there before.

Oct 26, 2015 17:20:54 #

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

GoldwingerTX wrote:

Wonderful photos and light

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks - kind of you to say.

These were taken between 3:25pm and 4pm, which is nice light this time of year.

Oct 26, 2015 17:21:13 #

thott Loc: GERMANY, Hessen

Great sequence! :thumbup:

Oct 26, 2015 17:23:14 #

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

thott wrote:

Great sequence! :thumbup:

Thank you, Thomas.

I initially only saw one brown pelican working the lake, but later there were at least 2, and might have even been a 3rd one - made for a busy photo opp.

Oct 27, 2015 01:08:52 #

globetrekker Loc: Bend, OR

Really nice! Love the juxtaposition of nature and city in the shots with the building in the background. Sure seems like this guy made a huge effort for just a tiny snack! :-D

Oct 27, 2015 11:10:49 #

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

globetrekker wrote:

Really nice! Love the juxtaposition of nature and city in the shots with the building in the background. Sure seems like this guy made a huge effort for just a tiny snack! :-D

Thanks.

The entire folio, for those that want to see more of brown pelicans in flight or taking off:

http://allenh.zenfolio.com/p328481763

Nov 6, 2015 02:13:24 #

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

[quote=Allen Hirsch]Yesterday afternoon, this brown pelican put on a display at Lake Merritt (a very urban wildlife refuge, for those not familiar with it):

Wow, I just found these and enjoyed them very much. Hi Allen, I have been missing your excellent bird posts. Are you using a new processing method or was it just the good Fall light? Beautiful Brown Pelican, thanks for posting.
Regards Phil

Nov 6, 2015 06:01:14 #

Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania

Great series Allen! :thumbup: :thumbup:

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