Dining with Pelican

[Howler-Cat]

Well, I invited myself to his dinner time at Bolsa Chica. There were only couple of the them and, I can tell, not a good day for them. They only had a few diving catch, but came up empty! Uh...except one time and it he was very close to me. Luckly, I have decided to remove the extender earlier and only use the 70-200. I was determined to capture some fish catching actions, and I was glad I made that decision. All are uncrop accept for #2 (10%)!

1.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a254/howlercat/Pelican_36_800.jpg

2.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a254/howlercat/Pelican_37R_800.jpg

3. One managed to stay alive...:D
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a254/howlercat/Pelican_39_800.jpg

[tonylong]

Those are great! It's wonderful when you can get this close to birds like this!

Keep it up!

Tony

[Howler-Cat]

Thanks Tony and I didn't dare try to breath, I might miss my chance!

[tonylong]

Thanks Tony and I didn't dare try to breath, I might miss my chance!

Yeah, I know what you mean -- blink and it all changes. But those shots are fantastic, we live for them!

Tony

[ajosteve]

Fantastic shots Ben, very sharp and nice action with the little fish...I would love to see them myself...I hope some are still around in Dec. when I get over to California....steve

[rw2]

Very sharp shots!

[IraRunyan]

Great shots. Sharp,detailed, and good color.

[DazzyD]

There stunning shots my friend, It makes you wonder how they control such a large bill.

My compliments.

[canonloader]

Very nice set Ben. Amazing detail. :)

[Howler-Cat]

Thank you very much for all of the comments. These birds are incredible when I got a chance to be next to them!