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The pictures may not be incredible, but the find was! Went out on a boat this morning, to a place where the boat owner said there were osprey nests, an eagle's nest with just fledged juveniles, tons of black-crowned night herons and GBHs, and a few egrets. Never saw an egret (still haven't found one of them around here), but did see all the rest he'd promised. Won't be able to process those till tomorrow to see what I got, because I overdid it after being sick this week, and now I want almost nothing more than to medicate myself and drag myself off to bed.
But first, I *had* to post this. After the boat tour, I drove around the area to get a feel for where else I might be able to explore for bird photos without a boat. Found a little cove, pulled into the nearby boat launch parking area and saw a bird sitting on a pole out in the water. Couldn't figure out what it was--too big for a cormorant, but something like that, I thought. Got out, took a picture of it...and didn't actually believe what I saw...
It was a PELICAN. A Brown Pelican...and I live in EAST TENNESSEE!! Never in my entire life did I imagine I would see a brown pelican around here! Just incredible...
I know, I know...to the rest of you, these are STILL just gonna be so-so pictures of a pelican...but I am still stunned by seeing one!
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But first, I *had* to post this. After the boat tour, I drove around the area to get a feel for where else I might be able to explore for bird photos without a boat. Found a little cove, pulled into the nearby boat launch parking area and saw a bird sitting on a pole out in the water. Couldn't figure out what it was--too big for a cormorant, but something like that, I thought. Got out, took a picture of it...and didn't actually believe what I saw...
It was a PELICAN. A Brown Pelican...and I live in EAST TENNESSEE!! Never in my entire life did I imagine I would see a brown pelican around here! Just incredible...
I know, I know...to the rest of you, these are STILL just gonna be so-so pictures of a pelican...but I am still stunned by seeing one!
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