Birding

We love to travel to find new birds and participate in a lot of bird counts. We also created a Guide to Birding Field Guides and host a collection of over 300 birding links from all over the globe.

Conservation

While our main focus continues to be birds, we promote other areas of conservation as well. Conserving land not only benefits wildlife, but is hugely beneficial to people as well.

Outdoors

We love all sorts of outdoor activities, especially hiking and spend a lot of time outside with dogs and horses. We are working to produce more articles on all sorts of outdoor fun!

Photography

Every week we bring you Bird Photography Weekly. We periodically talk about our adventures in digiscoping. Feel free to browse our photo lifelist.

Article in: Photography

Pelicans!! [Skywatch Friday]

This Skywatch is a collection of those amazing birds we like to call Pelicans!! Both Brown and American White Pelicans are represented. Enjoy and be a part of watching the sky each week.

American White Pelicans

Brown Pelican

American White Pelicans

Brown Pelican

21 Comments or Trackbacks   ↓ Jump to add comment ↓

  1. Lana says:

    Pelicans are so awesome! I love the story of their rebound from endangerment here in Louisiana. A shame, of course, that any bird (nevermind our STATE bird,) should be endangered in the first place…but I digress.

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 1:58 pm

  2. Reluctantfarmchik says:

    Man, these shots are amazing. So clear. So blue. So high. Very nice share – thank you!

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 2:02 pm

  3. Mike says:

    Nice collection of pelicans. I love the way a squadron of pelicans barrels over a beach.

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 2:35 pm

  4. The Birdfreak Team says:

    Mike – love the phrase “squadron of pelicans”

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 2:53 pm

  5. Ivar Ivrig says:

    Just amazing shots. Great SWF. Have a nice weekend :-)

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 3:31 pm

  6. Rose says:

    Awesome shots!

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 3:34 pm

  7. CaroleD says:

    What marvelous birds pelicans are! These are terrific shots. I love looking at photos of birds.

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 4:14 pm

  8. Tom says:

    Great Birds for sure.. and captured so well.

    Tom
    Thank you for joining in with Sky Watch.

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 5:08 pm

  9. Bobbie says:

    Pelicans are such amzijng birds. These are truly wonderful pictures.

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 6:31 pm

  10. babooshka says:

    Spectacular images.

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 7:48 pm

  11. Denise says:

    Love your photographs. Pelicans are so much fun to look at. Great capture and a Happy SkyWatch Friday.

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 8:36 pm

  12. Rob Ripma says:

    Great pelican series! Love the lighting on the first shot!

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 9:37 pm

  13. Laura says:

    awesome photos I am not sure I have even seen a pelican… very awesome shots!

    Posted on: October 2, 2008 @ 10:37 pm

  14. Arija says:

    Absolutely adore the pelican shots, especially the one where it looks like a dropping stone and you want to yell “watch under”.

    Posted on: October 3, 2008 @ 7:43 am

  15. Kyle says:

    Wonderful images, Birdfreak.

    I’ve seen the pelicans we have down here around Galveston Island, but I’ve never noticed the red bulges/growths on the bills before. Since those show up on multiple birds in your photos, I assume that’s a common feature on white pelicans. Looks somewhat similar to growth on many turkey vultures. Is there a biological purpose for this? Just curious…

    Posted on: October 3, 2008 @ 10:13 am

  16. Gayle @ The White House says:

    Those pelicans seem to be enjoying their skies!

    Stop by if you have a moment!

    Posted on: October 3, 2008 @ 1:04 pm

  17. wren says:

    Oh, nice photos. I’ve never gotten one of a pelican that close or that clear.

    Posted on: October 3, 2008 @ 4:34 pm

  18. birdingbev says:

    Great shots, every one.

    Posted on: October 3, 2008 @ 6:39 pm

  19. Sharon says:

    Pelicans in flight are some of my favorite birds to watch. That profile flight shot of the brown pelican is fantastic.

    Have fun with your scope this weekend!

    Posted on: October 3, 2008 @ 7:23 pm

  20. The Birdfreak Team says:

    Thanks for all the comments :)

    Sharon – most definitely will be testing out the new scope!!

    Posted on: October 3, 2008 @ 10:23 pm

  21. Chris says:

    WOW! Amazing pictures!

    Posted on: October 4, 2008 @ 9:53 am

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL

Leave a comment