Tag: #pelicans

  • A-Z Challenge – P is for Pelican

    A-Z Challenge – P is for Pelican

    Pelican Island, a part of the Everglades Headwaters NWR complex located off the western coast of Orchid Island in the Indian River Lagoon just east of Sebastian, Florida was the first National Wildlife Refuge in the United States in 1903. President Theodore Roosevelt signed an executive order on March 14, 1903 to protect egrets and…

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds That Eat Fish as Their Primary Diet

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds That Eat Fish as Their Primary Diet

    Week #39 of the Bird Weekly Photo Challenge is birds that eat fish as their primary diet. Some of my photos this week have been in other blogs, not necessarily Bird Weekly, but some are being recycled specifically for this challenge. Not all my birds were caught eating fish, but they are fish eaters. You…

  • SQUARES – 3 of a Kind

    SQUARES – 3 of a Kind

    Brown Pelicans in different strides of their flight over my head. I like the use of the negative space in this photo which I don’t use very often. Hope you like it too!

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Flocks of Birds

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Flocks of Birds

    You know we teach our children to stay together. Safety in numbers! The same is true for birds. Being by yourself is a risky proposition. You have a far better chance of being grabbed by a predator or bird of prey when you are alone. Birds don’t have to worry about social distancing and those…