A few of my favorite things #8

Watching pelicans land on water.  Nothing more complicated than water skiing in cold weather.

An American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) skiing into a landing on water (2009_02_14_008604_n)
An American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) skiing into a landing on water (2009_03_07_011916_n)
An American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) skiing into a landing on water (2009_11_14_038345)

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All photos of American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos).

Watching pelicans land on solid ground isn’t quite as exciting.  They’re not clumsy or awkward about it, but it involves more aerial braking and some hopping-cum-trotting that ends quickly.

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