I too have seen the picture before, but I didn't know the story. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing.

Merry Christmas and a safe and wonderous New Year to you and all the wondeerful friends here at UHH.

Not so far when you live close to Sea World. Closer to about 8 - 10 miles.

You just made my day. Thanks :lol:
BTW, Thanks for the compliment. I'm still laughing over your solution. Bet if I had a fish to give him, he just might have done it for me.

LOL. Only problem is, there's a big difference between a pelican and a penguin. Nice try, though.

LOL. So true. Some seem to be better at it than others.

I know what you mean. I have lots of pictures, both good and bad (mostly bad) that I keep just because they record a memory of the moment. Time permitting, I will probably give it a try,just to see what I can come up with. I've even given thought to totally changing the background. I will definitely be keeping the original. It was one of those moments of surprise. I had turned around to get more bait and there he sat, not more than 3 or 4 feet from me. I always have a camera with me whenever we go fishing in hopes of getting that one great or unusual shot. He was a little antsy but sat there, turning his head one way and then another, as if he was posing.

Silvertone, I wouldn't place any wagers on that. We're enjoying your photos too much to let you stop now. I'd be willing to bet that we will see your artwork in an art show or museum someday.

Thank you MissStephie. Just wished he had landed on the railing facing the open water instead of behind me. I just happy to see this one survived when so many didn't.

dirtpusher Thank you for the suggestion. I will give it a try to see what I can come up with.

Thank you for your humble opinion. I'm glad to hear that you like #3. I actually agree with you that 1&2 are only of snapshot value. I posted them in hope that just maybe someone on this forum was part of the rescue team that work so hard to save our beautiful birds and animals affected by the oil spill and would be happy to see that this one was alive and well. I've googled the oil spill trying to find a contact #or person, but haven't had any luck so far. I have lots of bird pictrues and will be looking closely at them to see if there are any more that are wearing the bands. Thank you again for your comment. I appreciate your reply. :thumbup:

Thanks. A differnt backgraound would have been nice, but didn't have much choice of a background as we were fishing from a dock.

My guess would be, due to the metal band, that this pelican was one of the ones rescued and relocated after the April 2010 Gulf oil spill. He's alive and well and looks quite healthy. This was taken in Oak Hill.

Congratulations, mdorn. A beautiful place, where one could sit and meditate or just day dream. Very deserving of a blue ribbon.

I've gotten my fair share of "South Bound" shots also.