Wednesday 31 October 2018

Wild Bird Wednesday 327 - Australian Pelican

As some of you may know, I have been travelling for work for the last two weeks.  Thankfully I now have a bit of down time to catch up with life, do some washing and generally collapse in a heap!

A while ago (when I was still in Australia!) I found a group of Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus) loafing about on a jetty at Queenscliff, Victoria.

This is a jetty where fishermen regularly launch - and possibly more importantly - return from fishing. I think the birds were after a free lunch.  They got plenty of clicks, but no chips from me! (Sorry, I can't help myself sometimes).









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23 comments:

  1. Gorgeous photos! I like the yellow around the eyes.

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  2. It is a magnificent bird, Stewart, and if I am not mistaken has the longest bill of any bird in the world.

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  3. As you can see this week it let me LINK IN no problem, thank goodness. These images of the Pelicans are superb Stewart. Thanks for hosting. I hope you have a good week ahead.

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  4. Hari Om
    They are such magnificent - and photogenic - birds! YAM xx

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  5. I'll be seeing Florida pelicans soon. I can't wait. Great photos.

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  6. I love pelicans and these are fabulous shots. Well done. Have a good week. Diane

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  7. Wonderful intimate portraits of these animated creatures!

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  8. Hello Stewart. Wonderful big bird. Great photos!

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  9. They are amazing birds and a bit funny!

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  10. Beautiful! Wonderful! Amazing Pelicans!

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  11. Fantastic pelican shots, Stewart! It's unusual to get to see such close-ups!

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  12. Very nice pelicans!!! Just slightly different from our American Whites. Nice!

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  13. Wonderful birds! They have so much character. You took a great series of photos Stewart.

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  14. Great pelican photos. But they look so unwieldy in flight.

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  15. Wonderful pelican portraits! I enjoyed seeing them.

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  16. Fabulous shots!

    Quite unusual to have snow in Somerset!!

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  17. Pelicans are one of my favorite shore birds to watch, which only happens when I' in Aruba...LOL!...:)JP

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  18. Great images of a wonderful bird, Stewart! We're blessed with White and Brown species here near Florida's west coast.
    Have a great week!

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  19. Cool pelicans ...they (their American cousins) always make me smile....especially when flying, they look prehistoric....easy to believe bird-dinosaur connection.

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  20. Great photos! It's always amazing to think these guys can fly - surely they're just too big, especially with those big bills!

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