My favourite bird

luckydog

My favourite bird is without a doubt the pelican. So large and graceful with frequent bouts of clumsiness :rofl
Here's a few from a wet, overcast, pre-sunrise shoot today.



The long and the short...



Gangway!!!...



I've caught the dreaded DGRIN disease of chopping off wings



Thanks for looking folks.

GREAPER

WOW, Excellent

windoze

Fabulous! Really enjoyable to look at!
thanx,
btw, which lens did u use??

troy

luckydog

Pleasure is all mine.
Camera is a 350D with the 70-200 f/4 L. I guess i'm lucky i like the Pelican so much as it's the only bird I can get close enough to with this short lens .

Thusie

Great shots, they are fun to look at! #2 is really super

Poindexter

Great shots - the Pelican is one of my favorites as well. Nature's other Surfers.

Michael Allen

I really like the last one

Osprey Whisperer

Some nice shots LD I'd love to visit "down under" and shoot some of the exotic wildlife (and these cool pelis).

Cheers

MM

mushy

I enjoy taking pelican shots too due to the amount of character they have and how close you can get and that second shot is an absolute winner.

Rohirrim

Excellent series! A little clip now and then is cool :lol4

luckydog

Thanks everyone. Praise from the gang in DGRIN is knowing you've done something pretty well.
You're all invited to my place anytime you want to drop in. Just give me a couple of hours notice so I can chuck the party pies in the oven and get the beer on ice .