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Riding on a Pelican's Head

Posted by Nate Chappell on Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:13 pm

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This was a fun moment from our most recent Texas trip, we were photographing pelicans at the marina when this Laughing Gull decided to go for a ride on the Brown Pelican's head. The pelican didn't seem to mind and swam around for a while before shaking his head to dislodge the gull.
Canon 5D4 100-400 II at 158 1/2500 F8, iso 800

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:39 am

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If you can't afford a surfboard, I guess this is the next best thing...... Great capture of this crazy behaviour Nate!

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by Karl Egressy on Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:44 am

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Very cool moment captured, Nate.

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by Ron Day on Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:12 pm

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Amazing capture, Nate! You can't beat this for great bird behavior. I'm surprised the pelican allowed the gull to ride along for a while. Love it.

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