Pelicans

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited February 26, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi you'll,

I took some pelican shots last weekend so I figured I would share a few of them. I mean why I should I suffer alone?. Pelicans ain't my favorite subject, they remind me a lot of NYC pigeons. All of these were taken with my D100 and the 24-120 VR lens (this should give you an idea how close these birds were).

the in your face shot
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    the less than classic profile shot
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    and the obligatory flight shot
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  • amcamc Registered Users Posts: 84 Big grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    ... they remind me a lot of NYC pigeons.
    Harry, your quote above is the very reason the pelican in that in-your-face shot is so pissed at you.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    nice birds old man. oud.gif

    oh, your sensor needs a bit of cleaning deal.gif (look upper right in first shot)

    ps: pelicans are way cooler than nyc pigeons - look how much food they can hold in their mouths! :eat
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited February 25, 2005
    good lord I can't believe how you manage these captures. that #1 shot is just unbelievable. thumb.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    ah come on H
    Harry pelicans are great birds almost as good as your shots of them.You did not tell everyone why they have so much color this time of year ? I tried to find some just for the color thru. but they must have on gone to FLA. for the photo op .Jeff
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  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    A beautiful set Harry!
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  • johnojohno Registered Users Posts: 617 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    So, Harry, do you dress like a big fish to get this close? Or do you go to the sporting good store and buy a jar of fish urine and rub it all over? rolleyes1.gif Amazing how close... the detail. You need to print some postcards and sit at the opening of this bird reserve and sell pics to all those with wee cameras like mine.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    amc wrote:
    Harry, your quote above is the very reason the pelican in that in-your-face shot is so pissed at you.
    Nah. He was more pissed because I didn't have any fish to give him. Pelicans have no use for people w/o fish. :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    andy wrote:
    nice birds old man. oud.gif

    oh, your sensor needs a bit of cleaning deal.gif (look upper right in first shot)

    ps: pelicans are way cooler than nyc pigeons - look how much food they can hold in their mouths! :eat
    Thanks tadpole. The sensor's ok. I noticed that spot and checked on later shots and it didn't reappear, so I'm guessing it was something in the water. I left it in instead of cloning it out to give you something to talk about. rolleyes1.gif

    The pelicans can definitely hold a rack of babybacks in their mouth, pretty much like someone else I know, but look at how much bigger they are than NYC pigeons.
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Hey Harry, more bird info?
    Harryb wrote:
    and the obligatory flight shot

    In this photo I believe the show off jumping pelican is male. The brown headed one in the lower corner is an immature and the white head is a mature pelican.

    I think the males get red pouches and bills in the mating season -- but I could be wrong. First noticed the red pouch and bills in Shell Beach, but I have yet to find a good online site for birds showing the changes from popping out of the egg to maturity!

    I read somewhere casually that the colors mean the male is in mating plumage! (or whatever it is).

    Love the first one! How close were you? There was one pelican in Santa Cruz several years ago (when they sold small fish for the sea lions and birds) that I got about 4 feet from.

    Pelicans work hard for their food, witness a feeding frenzy sometime... they do not at all remind me of pigeons! :D
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Brilliant shots Harry.


    Can I respectfully suggest that the next dgrin trip is to Florida. Pelicans and egrets, 'gators.... a huge change for me from dirty bad-tempered swans.


    Shay.
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Harry, great shots of those funny colored pelicans. However, I thought pelicans were mine.

    Geez...........you got it all!

    To top it off, the weather is bad, and the birds around the corner went elsewhere. Probably to your wetlands. Watch for them. That Heron has a wound or something on his side.

    Pelicans do get close, if they aren't scared, then they want food. They are like Andy seeing a plate of ribs in the distance. I have hidden in the car from one before.

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Very sharp harry...beautiful birds. Funny how they colour so diff around the world.

    I will get some of ours (white with black wings) for you to see when i get this camera/lens.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Angelo
    Angelo wrote:
    good lord I can't believe how you manage these captures. that #1 shot is just unbelievable. thumb.gif
    As in real estate, its location, location, location. I've got 3-4 wetlands in easy driving distance plus the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Heck this morning while having my AM coffee I saw a Great Egret, a pair of Sandhill Cranes and their two chicks, and GBH in the stream a few feet from my pool enclosure.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Jeff
    jwear wrote:
    Harry pelicans are great birds almost as good as your shots of them.You did not tell everyone why they have so much color this time of year ? I tried to find some just for the color thru. but they must have on gone to FLA. for the photo op .Jeff
    Hey Jeff,

    The color is because its mating season for them. I was hoping for some white pelicans but only the browns were out. :cry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Nir wrote:
    A beautiful set Harry!
    Thank you Nir
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    johno wrote:
    So, Harry, do you dress like a big fish to get this close? Or do you go to the sporting good store and buy a jar of fish urine and rub it all over? rolleyes1.gif Amazing how close... the detail. You need to print some postcards and sit at the opening of this bird reserve and sell pics to all those with wee cameras like mine.

    peace.
    johno~
    Hey Johno,

    At this location you don't get close to the pelicans, they get close to you. I had to take my long glass off and go to my 24-120 lens
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Johno,

    At this location you don't get close to the pelicans, they get close to you. I had to take my long glass off and go to my 24-120 lens
    Looks like those fellows could be realitives of Andy...hanging around the food :lol4 :D
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Johno,

    At this location you don't get close to the pelicans, they get close to you. I had to take my long glass off and go to my 24-120 lens
    Now, Harry, that IS a good picture!!!!!

    It is so PELICAN!

    And the location, as you said, but it is special..........

    I do like that picture of the pelicans.

    ginger
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Dee wrote:
    In this photo I believe the show off jumping pelican is male. The brown headed one in the lower corner is an immature and the white head is a mature pelican.

    I think the males get red pouches and bills in the mating season -- but I could be wrong. First noticed the red pouch and bills in Shell Beach, but I have yet to find a good online site for birds showing the changes from popping out of the egg to maturity!

    I read somewhere casually that the colors mean the male is in mating plumage! (or whatever it is).

    Love the first one! How close were you? There was one pelican in Santa Cruz several years ago (when they sold small fish for the sea lions and birds) that I got about 4 feet from.

    Pelicans work hard for their food, witness a feeding frenzy sometime... they do not at all remind me of pigeons! :D
    Hey Dee,

    These are all Brown Pelicans who have learned to hang around people. The colors were due to the fact they are in mating mode. I was around 3 feet from the pelican when I took the first shot. They were hanging around the shelter where the fish cleaning table was set up. Some fishermen brought their dogs along to keep the pelicans away (didn't work).
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  • johnojohno Registered Users Posts: 617 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Johno,

    At this location you don't get close to the pelicans, they get close to you. I had to take my long glass off and go to my 24-120 lens

    I knew it! rolleyes1.gif

    peace.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    shay wrote:
    Brilliant shots Harry.


    Can I respectfully suggest that the next dgrin trip is to Florida. Pelicans and egrets, 'gators.... a huge change for me from dirty bad-tempered swans.


    Shay.
    Hey Shay,

    Thats not a bad idea there are a plethora of photo ops down here. A shoot on the Atlantic side or the Gulf Side (Ding Darling Widlife Refuge & Corkscrew Swamp) would be easy enough to set up. I just had 17 Nikonians here last weekend and everyone went home a happy camper.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Harry, great shots of those funny colored pelicans. However, I thought pelicans were mine.

    Geez...........you got it all!

    To top it off, the weather is bad, and the birds around the corner went elsewhere. Probably to your wetlands. Watch for them. That Heron has a wound or something on his side.

    Pelicans do get close, if they aren't scared, then they want food. They are like Andy seeing a plate of ribs in the distance. I have hidden in the car from one before.

    g
    Hey Ginger,

    Sorry about stealing the pelicans but they were just there and I couldn't stop myself. :D

    They are hungry buggers. I saw them put great quantities of fish parts into their bills. I haven't seen anything like that since the last time I ate with Andy. binge.gif

    Thanks for stopping by.
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Oh my gosh!
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Johno,

    At this location you don't get close to the pelicans, they get close to you. I had to take my long glass off and go to my 24-120 lens

    I gotta get myself to Florida!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Very sharp harry...beautiful birds. Funny how they colour so diff around the world.

    I will get some of ours (white with black wings) for you to see when i get this camera/lens.
    Thanks and I'll be looking for oyur shots in the future.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    ..... I just had 17 Nikonians here last weekend and everyone went home a happy camper.

    they all switched to canon? very very cool! :poke
















































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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    andy wrote:
    they all switched to canon? very very cool! :poke
    OK, we are starting this brand knocking huh. :rambo When I get my D2X you come on down and we will have a shoot-out. :duel I will try very hard not to embarass you too much. rolleyes1.gif
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    OK, we are starting this brand knocking huh. :rambo When I get my D2X you come on down and we will have a shoot-out. :duel I will try very hard not to embarass you too much. rolleyes1.gif

    what's a d2x? some sort of motorized wheelchair? well, that's good. do you have the floaty options on that thing, so you can shoot at the viera wetlands still? lol3.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2005
    andy wrote:
    what's a d2x? some sort of motorized wheelchair? well, that's good. do you have the floaty options on that thing, so you can shoot at the viera wetlands still? lol3.gif

    Hee, Hee mwink.gif Its the biggest & baddest shooting machine around. It will have you selling your toy camera and going back to your etch-a-sketch. blbl.gif
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