Farewell pelican-farewell autumn....

....and with a bonus of 2 pied oyster catchers in front! I was out looking for a photo to signify the end of autumn and this is what I came up with. Goodbye autumn :(

[Sam]

Amazing wingspan - what a fabulous motion capture! I've never been able to get a pelican flying/taking off.......I adore this FAV

[Kat]

Fantastic capture. Great timing. :)

[Kerry McCarthy]

Nice timing! I love the contrast in size between the birds.

[Denis]

What a great way to farewell Autumn. And a great shot too....

[Emilie Cartoun]

Wonderful shot Denise. So clear and perfectly focused.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Wonderful shot!

[Leah]

Lovely capture of this beautiful pelican ready to fly away for the winter!!! Love your title and neat that you captured the other birds as well

[Graham Thresher]

A super capture and so neat to have all these birds in one shot. Fav

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Great capture and n instant FAV.

[Lyn Berriman]

Plenty of birds is this fabulous capture!

[June]

The wing span is pretty impressive! The oystercatchers look unimpressed though! Great image! Fav!

[sally agnew]

Great capture of a feathered departure :-)

[Kerri Michaels]

great capture!!

[Jan Harris]

Never seen a pelican in real life. Aren't they huge. Great shot.

[Kathie]

Great shot. The catchers balance the photo and gull is in the centre. Super POV

[Julie Chapa]

Great capture!

[Gena Pegg]

A great way to end it...and it is a fantastic shot!!! So much in one shot!

[Nita]

Wonderful timing on this capture, love the wing span.

[j]

fab shot!

[Myrna O'Hara]

Holy cow, what a frame full. this is such a cool capture, pun intended!!! fav

[Margaret Snell]

Great shot from an unusual angle