Preening pelican

My favourite of the ocean birds, I am amazed at how far they will travel, I have seen them flying over Alice Springs which is about as far from the ocean as you can get. I love watching pelicans fly, they remind me of a Boeing 747 coming in to land.

[Merrelyn]

A great capture, love the light on this beautiful bird. I'm a pelican lover too. Fav

[Simply Amanda]

Super pov.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Superb capture - he looks all coy. FAV!

[Mel]

What an amazing capture, love it :)

[Hayley Maxwell]

Awesome capture. So sharp. I find him quite mesmerising to look at.

[Stef Neyhart]

Beautiful!

[narayani]

Great portrait 😊

[maree_sanderson]

very regal looking bird...well captured...like his stance...fav

[Rachel]

Just love pelicans! Fav

[Kerri Michaels]

great shot!!! fav

[Tracy]

Wonderful shot!

[Jodie]

@tracys @moviegal1 @888rachel @maree_sanderson @narayani @stefneyhart @hayleymaxwell @m2016 @ziggy77 @alophoto @merrelyn Thanks very much!

[Rosan]

Excellent shot!

[Lesley Chisholm]

What a pretty bird. Lovely shot.

[Paul]

This great. Such a lovely pose you've captured.