One of the attractions of this workshop was the chance to photograph these Pelicans in their colorful winter plumage. We had 3 opportunities under different conditions (ranging from overcast with some drizzle to spectacular early morning sun).
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| A preening 'figure 8' ? | 
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| Head throw 
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| This was a bizarre situation...we saw a pelican fly in with something hanging from its mouth. | He shook it around a while and it became clear that it was stuck in his pouch. He finally shook it free. | 
| Upon closer viewing, it was wings and a carcass. We suspect that it got in there as he was feeding and it took a while to shake it loose. 
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 Pair... 
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| ...pair of pairs. | 
 Don't try this at home...balancing on one leg on the edge of a cliff :-) [actually, this guy looked like he had an injured foot :-( ] | 
| All snuggled in - with his very own feather comforter :-) 
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 I don't think this guy appreciated my previous joke. | 
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| One of the amazing aspects of this place...worked slowly and carefully, you can get very close to the subjects. We used a combination of long and shorter lenses to get the shots. | 
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