When I was on the Galapagos, I found lots of pelis to shoot! I enjoy them because they can be regal, funny, agile, awkward, and sometimes all of the above at once! So here are some of my favorite pelican shots from the Galapagos.
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A full gullet!
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The bird on top is a frigate. He hopes the pelican will drop his catch so he can get it!
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Fish market visitors - well, maybe residents.
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Excellent captures, Kathy! The frigate bird must be a politician.
UTMike wrote:
Excellent captures, Kathy! The frigate bird must be a politician.
Thanks, Mike. One would wonder. Actually, it was explained to us that frigates lack the insulating material on their feathers that allow them to dive. So they wait for other birds to do the diving, and they try to steal the catch.
AzPicLady wrote:
Thanks, Mike. One would wonder. Actually, it was explained to us that frigates lack the insulating material on their feathers that allow them to dive. So they wait for other birds to do the diving, and they try to steal the catch.
Nice shots.
I love Pelicans too, luckily I don't have far to travel to find them, there are several oyster bars near the house where they roost during the evening. They come back to them all throughout the day.
Blurryeyed wrote:
Nice shots.
I love Pelicans too, luckily I don't have far to travel to find them, there are several oyster bars near the house where they roost during the evening. They come back to them all throughout the day.
Thanks for looking. I think they hang out anywhere that smells fishy. Not too many of those in the desert.
AzPicLady wrote:
Thanks for looking. I think they hang out anywhere that smells fishy. Not too many of those in the desert.
More than our share here in Florida.
Blurryeyed wrote:
More than our share here in Florida.
I'll bet. Do they become nuisances?
AzPicLady wrote:
I'll bet. Do they become nuisances?
They can become a problem for fishermen using live baits, I have seen them hooked, not a pretty thing to see, then there is the poop... But all and all, we are blessed to have them here.
AzPicLady wrote:
Thanks, Mike. One would wonder. Actually, it was explained to us that frigates lack the insulating material on their feathers that allow them to dive. So they wait for other birds to do the diving, and they try to steal the catch.
And I was just being a smart Alec, sorry.
I can certainly see why you like to photograph them! Fun photos.
Katydid wrote:
I can certainly see why you like to photograph them! Fun photos.
Thank you, Katy. I took WAY too many. But they are such good models.
Fun shots, Kathy. Over the years I have spent quite a bit of time watching and photographing Pelicans and I agree, they are characters!
Very nice captures, Kathy... of those funny looking pelicans that I don't get to see!!
Thanks for sharing those you met along your travels!!!
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