Flashback Friday: Pelicans flying over the Sea of Cortez
It has been a couple of years since I went to Cabo San Lucas. Thinking about an image for Flashback Friday, one from a spectacular sunrise there came to mind. The fiery sky had me thinking about where to set up for a landscape shot when I saw a brief of brown pelicans flying low over the water. I switched to my camera with a telephoto lens attached and watched as they rose off the water. This let their silhouettes contrast sharply from the background. That got me excited and I squeezed off a couple of photos before they dropped down again and continued southwards.
If you are interested in seeing a few more images like this one, here is another photo from the same flight which I posted that morning in December 2014. And, another post where one pelican flew very close to me a couple of days later and I isolated the lone bird against the sky and the rising sun.
A few minutes later, I returned to landscape hunting and was not disappointed in any way with what nature laid out before me.
Christopher Martin Photography 
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Hello Chris…..loved the first shot of the lone pelican against the sky…it looks almost “ragged” and certainly prehistoric…we get them here in the summers (Chilcotin area, BC)…they breed on a small island at the fishing lake, Puntzi Lake…very impressive mating dances! When we see them they are white with black-tipped wings. If ever you should come this way, we have huge area called Chilanko Marsh Complex and it’s a birder’s paradise. There are several resorts in area to stay too.
January 26, 2018 at 1:40 pm
Thank you PG! I hadn’t heard of Chilanko before – it looks incredible. I have added that to my list of must visits!
February 2, 2018 at 6:49 am