Take Off Practice

Definitely a strange year - the pelicans seem to be staying much longer. You can see how high the Arkansas River is by the dike behind the bird - it's usually about 6ft or more out of the water.

[Annie D]

Lovely in flight capture

[Mags]

Love those wing tips!

[Lin]

Great timing - love the b/w

[Diana]

Great timing, love the tucked in feet.

[Issi Bannerman]

Super capture of this bird doing its thing!

[Anne ❀]

nice timing! cool pic of the powerful wings

[Taffy]

they look so awkward but yet somehow just soar. I like your b&w processing.

[Nina Ganci]

excellent timing and b/w

[Lynda McG]

Great capture

[The Dog Lady]

beautiful shot

[haskar]

Great timing

[KoalaGardens🐨]

seems to be working

[Carole Sandford]

Great shot!

[Joan Robillard]

Wheels up

[George]

Great capture.

[Rick]

Great shot.

[amyK]

Super shot

[KV]

Wow... you must have had a lot of rain or snow melt for the water to be so high. Nice capture.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Love those pelicans. great action shot