The Big Guy Was Up

This afternoon I saw a small group of American White Pelicans circling in toward the marsh from the ocean side.

One of them did a direct overhead pass by my location giving me a nice view of those huge wings.

White pelicans have the second largest wing span of any bird in the United States, second only to the California Condor.

This is a good size bird and quite a bit larger then our regular brown pelicans we see much more often, especially along the coast.

14 thoughts on “The Big Guy Was Up”

einfachtilda on February 12, 2015 at 6:06 pm said:

Ein prächtiger Vogel !!!

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- Phil Lanoue on February 13, 2015 at 12:36 pm said:
  
  Danke Tilda! 🙂
  
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Pat on February 12, 2015 at 8:34 pm said:

Beautiful capture.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 13, 2015 at 12:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks, glad you like it.
  
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Lyle Krahn on February 13, 2015 at 2:03 am said:

They are beauties.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 13, 2015 at 12:33 pm said:
  
  Big and beautiful. Sounds like fun to me. 🙂
  
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Linda on February 13, 2015 at 8:55 am said:

Beautiful shot, birds have the life, all they have to do is pick up and fly to whever they want to……very free and beautiful picture.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 13, 2015 at 12:34 pm said:
  
  Between these guys and the eagles, their flying appears almost effortless once they get high and catch the thermals. No flapping even required at that point, just stick out those wings and let the air currents do all the work.
  
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Angelia Sims on February 13, 2015 at 11:56 am said:

Gorgeous shot! Looks like this one has been eating good! I think it needed a little more omph to get off the ground. Lol.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 13, 2015 at 12:35 pm said:
  
  They look almost like swans taking off. They need a lot of runway.
  
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Raewyn's Photos on February 13, 2015 at 3:16 pm said:

Great shot. Very powerful.

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Birder's Journey on February 13, 2015 at 11:21 pm said:

Super perspective here!

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foxleylady on February 14, 2015 at 8:59 am said:

When I look at this incredible bird, I can see what they must have been thinking of when they designed the Globemaster!

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The Lite Rider on February 15, 2015 at 4:22 pm said:

He is huge. Great perspective on this beautiful guy.

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