Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: weir

Turquoise

25 Mar 2007 135
Liked the colour of the Bow River just below the weir, where many dozens of American White Pelicans come to fish each summer.

Three

19 Oct 2006 113
Three of the Pelicans that were enjoying a beautiful evening, waiting for fish by the Bow River weir.

White on green

20 Oct 2006 155
In places, the water by the Bow River weir was quite green compared to other pelican photos I have taken.

Evening sun

19 Oct 2006 148
The late evening sun completely changed the colour of this American White Pelican from white to golden.

The Landing

12 Oct 2006 116
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.

Up close and personal

13 Oct 2006 150
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!

Patiently waiting

08 Oct 2006 117
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.

Two of a kind

08 Oct 2006 142
Well, not quite! The upper bird in the photo still has the bump on its bill that forms during breeding season.

A gleam in the eye

09 Oct 2006 145
Yet another American White Pelican photo.