Brown Pelican Flying in Smoky Foggy Sky

Boy is it ever hard to focus in the smoke and fog! But there were a couple of brown pelicans so I had to try. Poor Black Pearl never go a walk yesterday because the air quality was so bad. We took her out this morning with better air...but still pretty awful.
Thanks for your visits, comments, suggestions, favs

[Milanie]

That picture tells you a whole lot! Wow - how incredibly sad this is for all the west coast.

[Islandgirl]

So sorry to hear about all the fog, still you did a great job focussing on the pelican!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

stay safe over there

[Denise Wood]

Smoke and fog - not a good combination. Sorry to hear of your devastating fires - lease keep safe.

[Mags]

Wow! It's pretty thick. Wonderful shot, Jane!

[Pam Knowler]

Your picture tells the sad story! So sad to hear the news of the devastation. Stay safe!

[Esther Rosenberg]

What a situation with the air quality. I hope it improves soon.

[Shutterbug]

That picture sure does show how bleak and grey it is right now.

[Richard Sayer]

Every new disaster - and they come thick and fast - I say to Mrs S, ‘We’re in the biblical final days'... and, sadly, I truly believe that.

[Jane Pittenger]

@vignouse i sadly do as well

[Peter Dulis]

Lovely creativity

[PhylM-S]

Glad you got out and saw the water. I can even make out some blue in the lovely waves.

[Rick]

Looks like you got the focus. Seems to be just really hazy. Couldn't imagine all of that smoke that your having.

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav

[Elizabeth]

This picture tells the story. All of us on the west coast have sky that looks like this in varying degrees. I'm inclined to post photos from last week when the sky was blue.

[Walks @ 7]

You are so brave to venture out, prayers for you and all of Oregon.🙏🙏🙏

[Diana]

That sounds awful Jane, praying that it will all be over soon.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Stay safe! The air quality even all the way down here is still very, very poor. I don't dare go outside unless I have to. Beautiful, haunting capture

[Joyce Lancaster]

Great picture but such an awful situation. I hope it improves quickly

[Joan Robillard]

Poor bird

[KV]

I can’t imagine focusing in this smoky sky... great capture amidst the challenges!

[Lee]

Very nicely captured.

[Kate]

This makes me wonder how the smoke is affecting wildlife.

[Cathy]

You have documented a moment in time... a sad time with all the smoke and wildfires. I often think of the wildlife suffering with all of this. Yet this pelican lifts his wings and flies. Hope your dog gets to enjoy the outdoors again very soon.

[Merrelyn]

Great capture under such difficult conditions.

[Monica]

Fantastic shot in difficult conditions

[tony gig]

Wonderful misty shot...fav

[carol white]

Beautiful capture. Fav!! 😀

[Jean]

Can pretend it's fog instead of smoke

[Mona]

What a sad sight, with all that smoke. But you did so well with the focus.

[haskar]

Sad time but great shot.

[Taffy]

This is simply heartbreaking. Who would have thought 2020 would turn so many of us into documentary photographers simply by documenting day to day life?