Bridge City - 07

Brown pelicans are a common bird around the Texas coast. Photographing them is much easier than a raptor. They are expert gliders using the ground effect aerodynamics to skim across the water. They are also pretty comfortable around people. Though flying with some speed, they are large enough for the camera to catch focus. The first photo is pretty nice with the abandoned osprey nest on top of a channel marker and two pelicans in the frame. I'm told that nest was 3-4 times that size not long ago. It is unclear if weather wrecked the nest or if the Coast Guard removed much of it for better light visibility. The other photos are nice captures of a pelican passing relatively close with a great background of marsh grass.

Thanks,

Doug White

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