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© Heather Forcier, all rights reserved American White Pelican Texas Gulf Coast A year ago today, and on Labor Day weekend, I started bird photography with migratory shorebirds at a small creek near my home. Although this particular image has appeared several places before, I have heard it is one of my most recognized bird images so I felt it was a good way to mark the occasion. Greg and I visited the Corpus Christi, Texas area in April of this year. We came across some American White Pelicans and photographed them for a while in cloudy conditions with flash. When the clouds broke for just a few minutes, I was ready – changed my settings and waited for this particular bird to catch the light at what I thought would be the right angle. For those curious about the horn on the bird's bill, both genders of the American White Pelican develop this plate as part of their breeding plumage. It falls off not long after the eggs are laid. Digital capture with Canon 1D Canon 500mm f/4 with 1.4x teleconverter Manually metered at 1/500 and f/16 Flash at -1.7 ISO 250 Tripod Image comments/critiques appreciated! [b]NatureScapes.Net Site Co-Founder
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