American White Pelican

Rather an odd angle...

Similar to my other photo of Pelicans posted recently, this one shows a few more individuals involved in the fury that is caused when a fish is finally seen. This action takes place each year at the base of the Weir on the Bow River in Calgary.

Yet another Pelican photo that I took last year. Still got several more to go! I ended up with 100 OK images but I won't bore you with ALL of them, LOL!

The late evening sun completely changed the colour of this American White Pelican from white to golden.

Not a very good quality photo, but it does show the huge 9-feet wingspan of these birds and the black feathers under the wings.

In August 2005, I had a great evening down by the Bow River Weir, watching the dozens of American White Pelicans hoping to catch a fish or two.

One of our annual visitors on the Bow River by the weir.

This photo taken at the Calgary Zoo made a change, as my photos of American White Pelicans are usually taken in the wild.

In places, the water by the Bow River weir was quite green compared to other pelican photos I have taken.