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Soaring White Pelicans

11.09.2020 by betsykelleher //

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close-up photo of a White Pelican flying with lake shore and woods in the background. Photo by Betsy Kelleher. Article about the habits and migrations of pelicans.

If you’ve never watched pelicans flying, you’ve missed a magnificent sight!

American White Pelicans are one of the largest water birds in North America, standing five feet high with a nine-foot wingspan. Up close, they may seem strange-looking and awkward; but when flocks soar high in the sky, circling together in graceful unison, they produce a spectacular, choreographed dance. The sun touches them differently as they glide together in slow circles; one moment you see them as specks of white, then you see the black edges of their wings, and then suddenly they seem to disappear.

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The Green Heron—A Fisherman

10.06.2020 by betsykelleher //

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Green heron on post close up photographer Betsy Kelleher

My husband and I often sit in the back yard by the lake (with my camera). One recent morning this Green Heron made an appearance, lighting on a post about 15 feet from where we sat! Instead of being scared away by my camera, he stayed while I took a series of photos—and I learned something interesting.  

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Categories // Nature's Snapshots Tags // birds that eat fish, birds that use tools, colorful birds, green heron, iridescent feathers, nests of sticks, water birds, what a green heron eats

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Betsy is a Christian author and equine columnist whose passions include horses, Boston terriers, writing, photography, music, nature and a certain gray race horse.

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