American white pelican
Pelicans are BIG birds, and they need some room and a headwind to take off easily. This one took off directly toward my boat in Choctaw Bayou, Atchafalaya Basin...
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Pelicans are BIG birds, and they need some room and a headwind to take off easily. This one took off directly toward my boat in Choctaw Bayou, Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana.
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ricklecompte
October 01, 2015
Big Shot! Droplets suspended, razor sharp, right place right time (again!)
claycoleman
October 03, 2015
f8 and be there, Rick! I was upwind from this bird when I encountered it in a narrow bayou. There was no room for it to swim away, so I thought it might take off directly toward me. I was ready.
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