Saturday, January 31, 2015

Brown Pelicans in Chokoloskee


Chokoloskee is a small unincorporated village of about 350 residents, south of Everglades City.
When I visited, about twenty brown pelicans were roosting on piers at a marina.





Pelicans are the goofiest things, bar none.

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19 comments:

  1. KarlJanuary 31, 2015 at 6:21 AM

    Excellent pics, Jack, they reflect perfectly the goofy nature of these unique birds.

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  2. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 31, 2015 at 8:06 AM

    Seriously super shots Jack.. So interesting to see brown pelicans, we have only white.. look at those feet in that last shot, fascinating.

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  3. Luis GomezJanuary 31, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    These are great and so much fun Jack.

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  4. BirdmanJanuary 31, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    Not getting between a fish and these birds. Yikes!

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  5. VPJanuary 31, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    Great portraits of quite strange beasts...

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  6. HalcyonJanuary 31, 2015 at 10:24 AM

    You're even getting good with the bird portraits, Jack!

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  7. Sylvia KJanuary 31, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    Ah, great portraits indeed, Jack!! You get better by the day, but do be careful not to get between the birds and any fish -- I see Birdman has already warned you, so do pay attention!! Thanks as always for sharing the fun and the beauty!! Hope you're enjoying a great weekend!

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  8. SharonJanuary 31, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    I couldn't agree more about the goofiness but, I do love to watch them. They are so silly looking when sitting about but so graceful when flying over in formation.

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  9. cieldequimperJanuary 31, 2015 at 3:20 PM

    That was another convention then.

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  10. William KendallJanuary 31, 2015 at 3:34 PM

    Goofy though they might be, they're such characters.

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  11. RedPatJanuary 31, 2015 at 4:34 PM

    They seem to fun birds - I guess because of the goofy look.

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  12. Stefan JanssonJanuary 31, 2015 at 5:42 PM

    Peculiar birds they are, the pelicans.

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  13. MichelleJanuary 31, 2015 at 7:20 PM

    Those floppy feet are really gripping that post!

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  14. RandyJanuary 31, 2015 at 9:56 PM

    Nice close up shots.

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  15. Bob CroweJanuary 31, 2015 at 10:54 PM

    But such a hard "don't mess with me" attitude.

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  16. KayFebruary 1, 2015 at 2:05 AM

    "A funny bird, the pelican. It's bill can hold more than it's belly can. He can hold in his beak enough food for a week! But I'll be darned if I see how the hellican?" Dixon Lanier Merritt

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  17. EG CameraGirlFebruary 1, 2015 at 2:56 AM

    I like their fuzzy heads and also their colouring. I think they are secretly laughing at the human with the camera.

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2015 at 10:46 AM

    Very impressive characters but still bloom beauty qualities of feathers . Great fish muggers. They can catch them before anyone tries.

    Good choice.

    I am new at first entry of this theme. Nice to meet others and see others selections of pictures.

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  19. jennyfrecklesFebruary 1, 2015 at 3:47 PM

    I saw White Pelicans on the Sea of Galilee - amazing and yes, pretty goofy!

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