After a few days of trying to get up close to my favourite all time bird I perfected my method. Equipped with a mask & snorkel and my Canon Ixus in a underwater housing I used to dive under a good distance away from the birds and then as smoothly as I could I'd emerge as close as I dare, quickly taking a shot before the birds paddled quickly away. Ended up spending lots of time in the water which resulted in 3 or 4 decent results, this being my favourite from the series. Luckily the Pelicans in the Shark Bay area on Australia's western coast were quite used to snorkelers 
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