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Curious Bird is the Pelican

© Graham Robards

Curious Bird is the Pelican

Uploaded: March 13, 2010

Description

ExposureTime : 1/2000Sec
FNumber : F2.8
ISOSpeedRatings : 200
FocalLength : 200.00(mm)
Uncropped
Texture added and Slightly Posterised.
~Animals
Pelicans are Australia's largest flying bird with a distinctive pouch under the beak which is the longest beak in the world of this species. Graham spotted it up high in the sky when we were at Terrigal beach yesterday. ~Pat and Graham



Comments

Paul E. Earl March 13, 2010

Fantastic image! I love seeing them flying! #1247925

Mary K. Robison March 13, 2010

I can almost smell the sea air, Pat! The pov on this shot is marvelous. And what a wonderful title...from a poem, perhaps? #8452127

Avril Young March 13, 2010

I love these birds too, great pov and light Pat...great shot Graham! #8452157

Graham Robards March 13, 2010


My favourite bird is the Pelican Paul,I was thrilled when Graham took the shot. Just love these birds. Thank you for stopping by! ~Pat #8452283

Graham Robards March 13, 2010

Hi there Mary, yes the title came from a Limerick.

Graham named the image because it was his.

I replied "I can't describe it with that".

"A curious bird is the pelican.
His beak can hold more than his belly can.
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for a week
But I wish that I knew how the hell he can."

Thank you for your kind words Mary!

~Pat

#8452311

Graham Robards March 13, 2010

Thank you Avril, aren't they magnigicent creatures. I just love them the way they sour through the sky with such a wide wing span. I read that they can be 7 feet wide, that's huge! Thank you for dropping by! Graham says thank you for your kind words. ~Pat #8452321

Amy M. Wilson March 13, 2010

Beautiful... love the pov and light, Pat! #8452601

John Connolly March 13, 2010

Nice work here Graham, a super in flight capture! I am amazed at the heights these birds can climb to while they are gliding! #8453328

ROLAN NARMAN March 13, 2010

Fantastic capture of the pelican in flight Pat! #8453363

Barbara Waldoch March 13, 2010

Beautifully captured, Pat! #8453895

Ann Coates level-classic March 15, 2010

Superb capture of this pelican. I wish we had these birds here. #8458319

Wm Nosal March 16, 2010

Great Shot!
Most of Mine Are Really Bad! #8460661

Carolyn J. Connolly March 19, 2010

What an outstanding inflight pelican capture, Pat & Graham!! WOW - great work, Graham!! I just LOVE seeing these majestic birds soaring on the wing, and gliding on the thermals!! It makes me wish I could go right up there and join them!! ;o)

So many of us have often repeated at least part of the limerick from which Graham took his title for this image, Pat!! It's interesting to actually see it written out in full!! It's also interesting to read about Dixon Merritt, the author of this limerick!! :o)


"Dixon Lanier Merritt (1879 – 1972) was a poet and humorist. He was a newspaper editor for the Tennessean, Nashville's morning paper, and President of the American Press Humorists Association. He penned this well-known limerick in 1910."

Refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon_Lanier_Merritt #8465840


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