A beautiful candid of what is called a pelitouc in our family, whenever we saw them in Monkey Mia he called them toucans, so we compromised and it's stuck!!.
@maggiemae I was standing right next to him as I only had my pocket camera with me and there were lots of other pelicans around too. I will post that photo tomorrow. Pelicans are so tame here
That’s a great capture of him! Used to see them in Cyprus sometimes when we lived there, you could get right up to those too. I have a picture somewhere of my daughter “ stroking” one!
Terrific shot. We don’t have pelicans in Canada but I have seen them on my visits to Australia and Mexico. They are fun birds to shoot and always willing to pose.
Great shot! I had a close shot like that with a pelican on Mikonos in Greece. He lived in the harbor and was fed by both fishing boats and tourists so he didn't mind posing one bit.
@carole_sandford I remember seeing pelicans in Paphos in Cyprus and have taken photos of them there too. I love them.
@happypat I agree, not the prettiest of birds but they do photograph well. I just love their eyes. David uncle always used to say 'clockwork you know, they aren't real' ha ha I think that was because of their eyes. They do look rather like dolly eyes.
@olivetreeann These pelicans were standing next to the boat ramp and the fish cleaning station next to the ramp, obviously waiting for a fisherman to come in and feed them with scraps.
@annied I love pelicans and they are so tame here. This one didn't even stop preening himself while I was taking the picture.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond a pelitouc could catch on
@maggiemae I was standing right next to him as I only had my pocket camera with me and there were lots of other pelicans around too. I will post that photo tomorrow. Pelicans are so tame here
@carole_sandford I remember seeing pelicans in Paphos in Cyprus and have taken photos of them there too. I love them.
@happypat I agree, not the prettiest of birds but they do photograph well. I just love their eyes. David uncle always used to say 'clockwork you know, they aren't real' ha ha I think that was because of their eyes. They do look rather like dolly eyes.
@olivetreeann These pelicans were standing next to the boat ramp and the fish cleaning station next to the ramp, obviously waiting for a fisherman to come in and feed them with scraps.