Pelican With The Catch Of The Day

saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
edited June 5, 2007 in Wildlife
California Brown Peli with his Catch of the Day.

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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Wow! now that's a cool and unusual capturethumb.gif
    Was this taken at Bolsa?
    Russ
  • JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Great shot Susan. It is neat how you can see the fish in it's mouth.
  • LilleGLilleG Registered Users Posts: 313 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Great capture, well-executed! That fish makes it outstanding.
  • Albert DicksonAlbert Dickson Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Very Fun image
    Great capture Susanthumb.gif
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  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    woah, so cool, I've never seen a shot like that before wings.gif
    Ivar
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    did he just pick up the L.A. times headscratch.gif great capture thumb.gif
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  • kgarrett11kgarrett11 Registered Users Posts: 525 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Great picture, nice and sharp. Well composed and above all great timing. Good job.
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Wow! now that's a cool and unusual capturethumb.gif
    Was this taken at Bolsa?

    Thanks Russ...this was down the street on the beach at 2nd Street by Los Alamitos Bay (Seal Beach).
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    I really like that shot!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Great lighting on that shot. thumb.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Great capture! thumb.gif
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Thanks everyone...this peli had a trail of seagulls following him which I didn't capture. He swooped around and around and then suddenly seemed to be losing his grip on his prize ....(these shots are across the channel and cropped hugely.)

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    So he skidded (burned rubber!) and came in for a landing...

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    Literally coughed up his fish like a hairball!!! Forced it back into captivity... (missed my focus here)

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    Resumed flight position...

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    And then headed out to sea. Lots of Peli fishing at this location, they are fun to watch. I'm usually there on Sundays.

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  • BrowndogBrowndog Registered Users Posts: 134 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Great!!
    Great shotclap.gifclap.gif
    I was wondering is the old saying true, "Their beak can hold more than their belly-can? If so I would guess that is how they got their name ehrolleyes1.gif

    Sorry I couldn't resist:D
    Mike W....
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    LOVE this shot.............postcard!!!!!wings.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    kgarrett11 wrote:
    Great picture, nice and sharp. Well composed and above all great timing. Good job.

    Thanks, the nice thing about shooting pelis is they fly nice and sloooowwww!!! So you can actually see them coming before they are gone!! rolleyes1.gif
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    LOVE this shot.............postcard!!!!!wings.gif

    Hey Dave, Thanks!:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2007
    Wonderful! clap.gif
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Great capture! thumb.gif
    Thanks Steven!
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2007
    saurora wrote:
    California Brown Peli with his Catch of the Day.

    Wow! I see the shadow of what's inside his mouth clap.gif
    This is awesome, I've never images of Pelicans and their catch.
    Excellent shot Saurora clap.gif :ivar ... Skippy
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