Brown Pelican

Brown Pelicans And Memories

By |2021-08-07T03:58:20-06:00January 6th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Eleven years ago this morning I had an amazing time photographing flocks of Brown Pelicans plunge feeding in the Gulf of Mexico.

If You Used this Search Term: How Much To Feed A Juvenile Brown Pelican

By |2021-07-04T15:00:48-06:00November 14th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Please, please, find an authorized and licensed bird or wildlife rehabilitator in your area immediately.

Rare Brown Pelican At Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-06-14T13:31:08-06:00September 5th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Rarities, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Brown Pelican didn't do much while I had it in my viewfinder and I probably took way too many photos of it but I don't care, it was unique to see here in land-locked Utah and the setting of the Bear River was definitely different than the many times I have photographed this species back East.

Juvenile Brown Pelican Portrait on the Shore of the Gulf

By |2021-07-04T15:07:04-06:00September 24th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

It was wonderful to be close to the juvenile Brown Pelican and to be able to take portraits of it plus I also enjoyed being able to see all the fine details of its plumage, the texture of its bill and look into its dark eyes.

Six years ago today – Pelicans, Godwits and Dowitchers

By |2024-01-13T02:55:14-07:00June 25th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Marbled Godwits, Pinellas County, Short-billed Dowitchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Six years ago today I was sand crawling on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico at Fort De Soto's north beach photographing pelicans, godwits and dowitchers plus other birds.

Juvenile Brown Pelican gliding over the Gulf of Mexico

By |2021-07-04T15:17:24-06:00March 11th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In Florida it was not uncommon for me to see Brown Pelicans gliding just barely above the surface of the Gulf of Mexico like the juvenile shown in my image.

Comparing American White Pelicans to Brown Pelicans

By |2024-02-22T14:17:45-07:00February 23rd, 2014|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Brown Pelicans, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The recent arrival of American White Pelicans to the Salt Lake Valley started me thinking about the differences between Brown Pelicans and American White Pelicans.

Missing Fort De Soto

By |2023-01-15T06:17:36-07:00August 7th, 2013|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Greater Yellowlegs, Marbled Godwits, Pinellas County, Ring-billed Gulls, Roseate Spoonbills, Semipalmated Plovers, Short-billed Dowitchers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Some days I find myself missing Fort De Soto so much it hurts, the birds I found there and the entire experience of just being there. It is just such an amazing place, how could I not miss it?

Brown Pelicans on the Gulf of Mexico

By |2021-06-11T04:42:54-06:00February 20th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The forecast is calling for snow today and there is already a heavy cloud cover so looked back through my files and found some Brown Pelican images taken on a warm February morning in Florida to post today.

Bird images from warmer and sunnier days

By |2020-04-18T14:33:06-06:00January 31st, 2013|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Snowy Egrets, White Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love winter, I love seeing snow on the mountains and feeling the crispness in the air but I am getting tired of gray cloudy days and heavy fog so I thought I would post a few images from warmer and sunnier days that I took while I lived in Florida.

Image Thieves – Copyright Violations

By |2023-01-20T05:52:44-07:00November 18th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Copyright Issues|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am a photographer who is really sick and tired of Image Thieves. I am disgusted with people who do not consider our photographic "work" valuable and that it belongs to us.

Adult Brown Pelican in flight

By |2021-06-14T13:34:32-06:00April 9th, 2012|Categories: Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) were common year round along the Gulf coast when I lived in Florida. I would see them floating in the water, resting on sandbars and beaches, diving for prey and in flight.

Friday Photos – Getting the Whole Picture

By |2021-01-06T05:43:18-07:00August 26th, 2011|Categories: Black Skimmers, Brown Pelicans, Fort De Soto County Park, Gulls, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I often forget that by backing up my zoom, swapping my long lens for a wide angle lens or backing up physically I can get the "whole picture".

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Small In The Frame

By |2023-09-26T08:04:24-06:00August 19th, 2010|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Laughing Gulls, Palm Warblers, Small in the frame|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Though I quite often photograph birds so that they are what is labled "frame filling" I also like to compose images that show the bird or animals small in the frame.

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