BigOly
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What a beautiful show to see.
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Russ
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As always..... exceptional!
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BigOly
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Hey Russ, good to hear from you. Have you checked out our web site lately? Lot of fun there.
Oly
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bacquito
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Great shots!
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Russ
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Wow! how did I miss that? I bookmarked it and will spend a lot of time exploring your site. Thanks!
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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DianaT
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Great---they are so much fun to watch and those are great captures!
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Skipjack Joe
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What an interesting sequence of shots. They really help you understand what happens. But it would be great to see what happens underwater. Does that
great neck pouch open soon after impact covering an area like a throw net? Or does it strike out at the fish once the proper depth has been reached?
Also. Do you have a set of similar shots of a feeding booby that you could post? I would be interested.
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BigOly
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Good day Skipjack. If you get a chance to check out our web site you will learn that Brown Pelicans hold up to 3 gallons of water and fish in their
pouch. That' one big scooper and they don't dive deep. All the action takes place near the surface. I do have photos of Boobies diving, I'll look
through our(me and my wife) archives and see what we have.
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David K
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Great job! I watched pelicans diving in front of our camp on Shell Island, and took so many photos to try and capture the moment just right... alas, I
don't have the correct camera or skill to do what you did!
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Eli
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Great series, thanks Oly!
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BigOly, Thanks. Pelican populations are on the rebound along coastal areas of the northern Gulf of Mexico.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
BigOly, Thanks. Pelican populations are on the rebound along coastal areas of the northern Gulf of Mexico. |
Shoot, they have been better than on the rebound in our area and have been doing their very best to whitewash my boat. I could do with a few less, I
think  
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Bob H
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It's always a good show watching Pelicans hitting the water for food! Outstanding series of shots.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
What an interesting sequence of shots. They really help you understand what happens. But it would be great to see what happens underwater. Does that
great neck pouch open soon after impact covering an area like a throw net? Or does it strike out at the fish once the proper depth has been reached?
Also. Do you have a set of similar shots of a feeding booby that you could post? I would be interested. |
Igor I have seen it underwater on several occasions, the impact takes them a few feet underwater with beak closed, then they gulp at the prey.
[Edited on 1-22-2012 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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Ken Bondy
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Great sequence of shots BigOly!!! Very impressive.
carpe diem!
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
What an interesting sequence of shots. They really help you understand what happens. But it would be great to see what happens underwater. Does that
great neck pouch open soon after impact covering an area like a throw net? Or does it strike out at the fish once the proper depth has been reached?
Also. Do you have a set of similar shots of a feeding booby that you could post? I would be interested. |
Igor based on what I've seen underwater on several occasions, the impact takes them a few feet underwater with beak closed, then they gulp at the
prey. |
Excellent. Thanks, Ken. Now in comparison with boobies. It seems as though they dive and pursue by swimming down their prey while pelicans do not
pursue underwater. Is that right?
Last summer we were in a whirlpool of divebombing boobies. It's one of the greatest spectacles in baja. How they don't impale one another is a miracle
to my way of thinking.
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
What an interesting sequence of shots. They really help you understand what happens. But it would be great to see what happens underwater. Does that
great neck pouch open soon after impact covering an area like a throw net? Or does it strike out at the fish once the proper depth has been reached?
Also. Do you have a set of similar shots of a feeding booby that you could post? I would be interested. |
Igor based on what I've seen underwater on several occasions, the impact takes them a few feet underwater with beak closed, then they gulp at the
prey. |
Excellent. Thanks, Ken. Now in comparison with boobies. It seems as though they dive and pursue by swimming down their prey while pelicans do not
pursue underwater. Is that right?
Last summer we were in a whirlpool of divebombing boobies. It's one of the greatest spectacles in baja. How they don't impale one another is a miracle
to my way of thinking. |
Correct Igor. Boobies definitely pursue their prey by swimming underwater. Based on what I have seen, it's not an extensive swim but they definitely
do swim for short distances before popping to the surface. Pelicans have to be happy with where they find themselves when the downward motion stops.
I think that is optimized by extremely keen eyesight, and that's probably why they evolved the big pouch - you get one big gulp per dive, make the
most of it. Cormorants are probably the most amazing bird I've seen underwater. They are master swimmers, fast, maneuverable, every bit as good as
fish, and they stay submerged for a long time. I had one swim by me at 90 fsw at Anacapa once.
[Edited on 1-22-2012 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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