Brown pelicans at Maderia Beach October 2008

These 2 Brown Pelicans were on Maderia Beach, Florida in October 2008.

I watched them for a while, but they never did get any closer to each other.

Brown Pelicans at Fort DeSoto Park

I love Brown Pelicans, but it is hard to get a good photo of them in the water. Usually catch them sitting on a post. If they are in the water they are way out there. Or looking down at them from one of the boardwalks.

While we were in Florida this past February we went to Fort DeSoto Park (2005 number one beach in the USA) a couple of times. While walking the north beach at Fort DeSoto we came across some Pelicans very close to the shore. So I was able to get some eye level shots of them.

I am all twisted up here

I have so much to do and not much time to do it in. In the middle of getting ready for 3 weeks of vacation I have had 3 days of photography assignment work this week and last week. This business is hurry up and wait, and at your busiest that is when the work finally comes in. I am enjoying it, but the computer work that goes with it is what makes it hard. We leave Sunday morning and I have another day of photography work today, and then to the computer with it. And packing to do! Hang with me, while I am gone the post will go on, because I have also gotten 3 weeks of post ready. The new header was inspired by the anticipation of the vacation.

More Brown Pelicans at John's Pass Boardwalk

Love that wing span.

And then landing.

Then I got another one as he is coming in to land on one of the post.

And then as he is trying to steady himself on the post.

Brown Pelicans at John's Pass

Here I have my favorite poses, on the post.

Brown Pelicans at John's Pass Boardwalk

The fishing boats come in close to the boardwalk at John's Pass. The fishermen feed the scraps to the Pelicans and Herons.

I think this bottom photo is one of my favorite. Although I like the ones of them on the post.

Various Brown Pelicans in flight

Just some photographs of Brown Pelicans in flight.

On a mission across the shoreline.

This last one he must have been fixing to dive for the fish.

Brown Pelicans at St Pete Beach

I have always been attracted to the pelicans. Just learned this year there are White Pelicans too. The White Pelicans are a gorgeous bird, but I still like the brown ones.

I tried in February to capture the pelicans in flight,but was not able to.

That was one of the reasons I got my D-SLR. The point and shoot was not fast enough to catch the birds in flight.