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Splish Splash...

© Rona L. Schwarz

Splish Splash...

Uploaded: May 05, 2013

Description

1/2500s @ f/5.0, ISO 3200, Nikkor 70-200mm, f/2.8 VRII @ 200mm.
This pelican really was taking a bath, and a long one, at the Jacksonville Zoo! The zookeeper said they do this to clean the underside of their wings. It was pretty ferocious!




Comments

Rony Sagy May 07, 2013

Great capture, Rona. You definitely convey here the ferocious nature of the wings cleaning. Beautiful work. #1527289

Leslie McLain level-classic May 08, 2013

Fantastic capture, Rona. #10685766

LeAnn Wood May 12, 2013

Spectacular capture...unmatched finish! I love this amazing shot. #10691249

Debra R. Harder June 03, 2013

WOW, Rona! What an incredible image!!! A winner...no doubt!!! #10720483

Ujjwal Mukherjee June 07, 2013

Terrific capture! Congratulations on your POTD,Rona!! #10724666

Carol Eade level-classic June 07, 2013

A great capture and POTD, Rona. Congratulations! #10724675

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe June 07, 2013

Excellent Capture and POTD, Rona. #10724679

Gord MacEachern June 07, 2013

Great big congrats for this well deserved POTD Rona, I missed commenting on this one, but it's a fantastic capture!! #10724710

Patti Coblentz June 07, 2013

Fantastic image, Rona...apart from the action you captured, the eye contact does it! Congratulations on your POTD! #10724715

Katarina Mansson June 07, 2013

Congratulations on your cool and fun POTD Rona! #10724726

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 07, 2013

Great high-speed capture - Congrats Rona on your POTD!! #10724746

Leslie McLain level-classic June 07, 2013

Congrats on a fantastic POTD, Rona. #10724750

Andre Larose June 07, 2013

Great moment captured! Congratulations on your POTD! #10724751

Joy Rector June 07, 2013

congrats on the POTD #10724756

Joseph T. Pilonero June 07, 2013

Great animal capture, Rona. Congrats on POTD. TED #10724767

Anita Bower June 07, 2013

Excellent. #10724768

Kathryn Wesserling June 07, 2013

This is so cool! Thank you for the settings. Congratulations, Rona. #10724770

Anita Hogue June 07, 2013

Such an exciting capture, Rona! Congratulations on your beautiful POTD! #10724773

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 07, 2013

Incredible, thanks for sharing and congrats Rona! #10724785

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 07, 2013

What a great image, perfect timing Rona!

Big congrats on this kool POTD girl!

jo ann c. #10724792

Carol Flisak level-classic June 07, 2013

Fantastic image, Rona... congratulations on your wonderful POTD! #10724795

Lucy Abrao level-classic June 07, 2013

Great capture, Rona. Congratulations on this POTD! #10724804

Kathy Salerni level-classic June 07, 2013

Super action shot, Rona! Congrats on your POTD! #10724811

Terry Cervi level-deluxe June 07, 2013

He must have been pretty clean by the time he was done! Terrific action shot, Rona!!Congrats on your fantastic POTD!! #10724827

Nancy Marie Ricketts June 07, 2013

WTG, Rona!!! Huge congratulations on your POTD! #10724836

Susan Williams June 07, 2013

Congratulations on your fantastic POTD, Rona!
#10724876

Lindley Johnson level-classic June 07, 2013

He is certainly splashing up a storm! Congratulations on your fabulous POTD, Rona. #10724884

Debra R. Harder June 07, 2013

Huge congratulations, Rona, on your AWESOME POTD!! This is FABULOUS!!! #10724888

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 07, 2013

What an awesome POTD, Rona! WTG!!! :-) k #10724909

Phyllis H. Burchett June 07, 2013

Rona, this is fantastic....gave me a smile this morning, big congrats on your POTD!!! #10724918

Ann H. Belus level-deluxe June 07, 2013

Congratulaions on this awesome POTD, Rona! #10724921

Martha R. Mazon level-classic June 07, 2013

What a delightful image, Rona! Congratulations on your POTD! #10724934

Priscilla J. Burgers June 07, 2013

Way to go, Rona! What a terrific capture! #10724941

Karen Celella June 07, 2013

Congratulations on your fabulous POTD, Rona!
#10724946

Maria Coulson June 07, 2013

Great capture, congratulations! #10724947

Ellen Hodges June 07, 2013

Huge congrats on a fabulous POTD, Rona!!! Absolutely fantastic, girl!!! #10724951

Rona L. Schwarz June 07, 2013

What an exciting and pleasant surprise this morning!! Thank you all so much for your comments - I really appreciate them so very much. #10724953

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic June 07, 2013

This is amazing, Rona. CONGRATZ on the POTD!!!!!

UB. #10725060

Nancy L. Green level-classic June 07, 2013

OUTSTANDING image Rona, CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful POTD!!! <>< #10725107

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic June 07, 2013

Just love this Rona! Congratulations on your POTD!!! #10725335

Emile Abbott level-classic June 07, 2013

Great timing and congrats on the EP and POTD #10725511

Nikki McDonald level-classic June 07, 2013

Such very funny birds - I always enjoy their antics. Great catch, Rona. Congratulations on the POTD. #10725564

Cindy Bendush level-classic June 07, 2013

Congrats on your POTD Rona! #10725635

Richard D. Love June 13, 2013

Congratulations, Rona. Wonderful timing and details!

Rick #10731560

Renee Doyle June 29, 2013

Fantastic capture Rona!!! Congratulations!! #10748761

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 30, 2013

wonderful finalist... congratulations!!! #10749058

Deborah Lewinson level-addict June 30, 2013

Congrats on another excellent finalist, Rona! #10749537

Lindley Johnson level-classic June 30, 2013

Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Rona! #10750147

Nancy Marie Ricketts June 30, 2013

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Rona! #10750471

Carol Eade level-classic June 30, 2013

Congratulations again, Rona! #10750678

JO ANN CLEVELAND July 02, 2013

WOW! What a beauty! Congratulations on this fantastic finalist Rona, it certainly caught my eye when you first posted it and got POTD!

jo ann c. #10753829

Karen Celella July 02, 2013

Congratulations again on your beautiful finalist, Rona! #10754182

Merna L. Nobile July 06, 2013


With half of the year gone, I am sure that many beautiful photographs have been taken and entered on Better Photo, including yours.
CONGRATULATIONS for a successful month of May, 2013. Merna
#10758335

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