Skywatch Friday – American White Pelican

by The Birdfreak Team on June 19, 2009

Going through some photos and found this one from Horicon Marsh last month. Gotta love those Pelicans!!

{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Wren June 19, 2009 at 10:50 am: Pelicans are so photogenic!
2 Louise June 19, 2009 at 11:13 am: Excellent capture. I was recently traveling and surprised by pelicans in South Dakota. I didn’t even get one shot, so this is a little consolation!
3 MJ June 19, 2009 at 11:51 am: Excellent shot! During a visit to La Crosse last spring, we were surprised to see a pelican on Mississippi River levee. We grew up there and never saw one in the area until then. We had no idea they came so far north. A worker on one of the paddleboats docked at Riverside Park said they sometimes follow the barges up from delta.
4 gwendolen June 19, 2009 at 2:44 pm: Pelikans are such cool dudes. We can only see them in the zoo, but they always seem to love the camera.
5 The Birdfreak Team June 19, 2009 at 6:02 pm: Wren – Pelicans really are camera-friendly!!

Louise – I still am surprised to have them in the general area of Rockford, IL

MJ – that is cool… makes sense they’d follow the barges. I was surprised how far north they go to. Especially since “pelicans” are usually assumed to be the brown ones at ocean docks.

Gwendolen – they are definitely sooo cool. And also pretty odd fellows
6 Karen June 20, 2009 at 1:54 am: Beautiful shot of the pelican on the wing, against the blue sky..
7 Dawn Fine June 21, 2009 at 7:01 am: Nice shot! I got my first shots of birds in flight recently..I was so excited…