A lonely pelican

[Grumpy John]

Pelicans, one of my favourite birds to photograph. They look very clumsy taking off, but once airborne they are quite graceful.

#1


#2


#3

[HansE]

Number three for me John even though they look out of proportion they can still be attractive.

[Isac]

Not unlike ourselves Hans!

[HansE]

Speak for yourself mate! No longer in that competition.

[Isac]

Getting out and about John. Can't beat a good peli shot. They are a graceful bird in flight. I'm with Hans here with #3. The first 2 maybe a bit of a focus issue but still good action shots. Sometimes for a good BIF shot, you have to throw something at the bird to get it to move (as you obviously did in #1) but I see you missed.

[Grumpy John]

You're spot on re the focus on #1 & #2 Isac. I was not expecting the Pelli to take flight and just banged off a couple of quick ones hoping for a good image.

[Isac]

As we do John. Take lots and hope for the best. The wonderful world of digital!

[kevinj]

I love Pelicans and yours looks like a fine example.