White Pelicans (7 shots)

[armando_m]

Shot in the south shore of Lake Chapala Mexico

1. reminds me of large plane


2. heavy crop, i like the hard light and the contrast vs the hill side already in the shade, a few minutes before sunset


3. excuse me ...


4. crowd


5. slow down ...


6. landed


7. feeding the pelicans

[wfooshee]

Pelicans look like bombers coming at you, especially if you get 3 or 4 flying together. They form a wing formation naturally, and they can cover great distances in a ground effect altitude, right against the water.

And their droppings can dent a car, so they are bombers!!! :-)

Nice shots. I imagine the smell was pretty strong, though!

[Grandpaw]

Nice series of photos! I think the one in that third picture must be a Criss Angel fan by the way it is levitating over the rest of the Pelicans.......LOL Jeff

[armando_m]

wfooshee, the little town is smelly ... they process a lot of fish, therefore the preference from the Pelicans, which does compound the smell

Thanks Grandpa, that levitating shot seems to be the most popular

[megan]

Great set of shots!

[Greg McCary]

Wow. Very good shots.

[armando_m]

Thanks Megan and Greg

[Liz]

GREAT PHOTOS!

You should seriously consider entering these in one of National Geographic Magazine contests.

GREAT WORK! They are all good - the 3rd one is my favorite. Outstanding.. This photo has character - tells a story.

These shots are way above your average pelican photos! Worthy of publication IMHO.

Liz