Shampoo and a Little Preening

Guess he's a multi-tasker. Some of these pelicans get into the oddest positions - would love to be that flexible. Reflections in the water are from a metal building up on the bank behind the inlet.

[Annie D]

What a gorgeous capture of his preening routine ☺

[Tony]

Love the crazy angle of that beak. Beautiful ripples on the water. All round Fav

[Jeannine]

Love this

[Sue Hecker]

LOVE those crazy squiggley reflections! Awesome.

[KWind]

This made me smile! Great shot.

[Joyce W.]

Wow! I had to look at it for a bit to figure out what it was ha ha!!

[Naomi]

This is an impressive shot!

[Jeannine]

Great shot

[Debra]

Nice preening capture...looks like a contortionist. Fav

[Janet B.]

What a fun position you captured! This busy pelican makes me smile :-) The reflections add a really neat touch. Thanks for explaining their source.

[elkehochban]

Love this!

[Rick]

Sometimes you've just got to stand on your head to get things done. Great capture.

[Faye Turner]

Great capture! Love the ripples in the water! fav

[Joanna kate]

neat image with those ripples

[eDorre]

Bird yoga! Love the ripples too!

[Carolyn]

This made me laugh! Great capture!

[Emilie Cartoun]

Wow, what a great catch. The reflections are amazing. Fav!

[Jerome]

wonderful shot. beautiful reflections

[Peter Grave]

Lovely shot.fav

[Lynda McG]

Great capture- fav

[Matt House]

I love his unique pose and the abstract reflections!

[annesimages]

Love the reflections! Perfect timing on his pose. Great capture!

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely shot, quite the contortionist!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Must be so difficult with a beak that long!

[Joan Robillard]

Too funny

[Dione Giorgio]

Brilliant capture. Fav.

[Terri]

What a neat shot! Reflection is stunning.

[Greg Kowalski]

Great shot. Great reflections, you did a great job composing the shot.

[ChristineL]

Love the patterns on the water as well as the preening pelican!

[Issi Bannerman]

I love this image with the reflections and the patterns. Very cool.

[Susie]

Love the water ripples. fav

[Sue]

Wow. Everything about this shot is lovely

[GaryW]

Neat reflection in the ripple of the water. Love the caption.

[Allison Maltese]

That is a most unique photo. Between the pelican's odd pose and the very interesting ripples and reflections, there is a lot to look at!

[Catherine]

I love everything about this photograph! The reflections, patterns and of course the pelican! Def fav

[Margaret Brown]

Love this, great comp, focus and light, fav

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!!

[sally agnew]

Wow, gorgeous shot Milanie, the reflections are stunning :)

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Harbie]

Fun action shot! Fav!

[Denise Wood]

FAVtastic :)

[Vesna]

Interesting picture and title, I like reflections in water.

[Susan]

That looks like a headache inducing pose. Lovely shot especially as you've included the whole reflection.