Photography by Leedra: Brown Pelicans in flight at John's Pass

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Brown Pelicans in flight at John's Pass

I love Brown Pelicans. Captured these in flight at John's Pass in Maderia Beach, Florida.

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20 comments:

Tink *~*~* said...: I live on the other coast of Florida, and one of my favorite things to do is sit on the beach in the afternoon and watch the pelicans dive for their supper. I could watch them for hours :) Love your photos, thanks for sharing them.

Tink *~*~*
My Mobile Adventures *~*~*; December 9, 2008 at 6:58 PM
DrowseyMonkey-Photos said...: These are amazing photos! It can't be easy to catch such a clear photo of birds in flight.; December 9, 2008 at 7:18 PM
Carletta said...: Great shots!
I love the one where the pelican's wings are touching the water - awesome.; December 9, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Anonymous said...: I like brown pelicans too. They're fun to shoot. I love these shots and that you got them so close to the water. Great!; December 9, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Betsy Banks Adams said...: More gorgeous pictures, Leedra. Isn't it amazing that those 'brown' pelicans can be so beautiful??? They ARE!
Hugs,
Betsy; December 9, 2008 at 9:14 PM
MicheleRF said...: What beautiful birds and very well-captured Leedra! Love 'em!; December 9, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Craig Glenn said...: Leedra,

I think my favorite is the last one. You can see the faint reflection of the pelican in the water.

Craig; December 9, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Unknown said...: It's something about pelicans that, like arriving at the beach and seeing it, triggers a "relax" mechanism in our mind. They are fun to watch.; December 9, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Connie T. said...: Great shot. I like them flying, looking for fish.; December 9, 2008 at 11:51 PM
lilly said...: I've never seen brown pelicans before. These photos are wonderful.; December 10, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Anonymous said...: perfect capture! I love pelicans too, they looks so elegant and impressive.; December 10, 2008 at 12:56 AM
DeniseinVA said...: Hi Leedra, wonderful photos. I have never been able to capture pelicans up this close. Perfect capture.; December 10, 2008 at 2:31 AM
Shelley said...: I felt like I could see them flying across my computer screen. Wonderful!; December 10, 2008 at 8:27 AM
Anonymous said...: Great capture - I love those birds; they kind of remind me of Jurassic Park, they look like such an ancient design.; December 10, 2008 at 9:24 AM
Richard said...: Great flight pictures. I like the second one with the wingtips just touching the water.; December 10, 2008 at 10:07 AM
This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...: Leedra: super pelican photos. I love the second one with the wing touching the water.; December 10, 2008 at 10:37 AM
Melissa Weisbard said...: These photos are wonderful. I love photographing birds.; December 10, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Anonymous said...: I too love watching pelicans in search for food and how they can stall and crash into the water to capture their sustenance.; December 10, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Rambling Woods said...: Oh..what a catch..Love them and I love all the photos of the cabin area and that fence made of logs..

New Rambling Woods Site; December 10, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Anonymous said...: These are all very nice, but I really, really, really like the third photo.; December 11, 2008 at 2:47 AM

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