Snowy Egrets Leading White Pelicans
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I saw them coming, a squadron of American White Pelicans in V-formation.
But who was leading them?
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Three Snowy Egrets leading a squadron of American White Pelicans
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Snowy Egrets leading a squadron of American White Pelicans
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Snowy Egrets leading a squadron of American White Pelicans
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Continuing their way…..
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Staying in formation!
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How unique and beautiful was that fly-by?!!
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Fabulous, beautiful and unique photos! You should enter them in a contest.
Thank you, Hien, you made my evening! 🥰
This is wonderful, Donna…the ways of nature!! 🙂
Nature surprises us all the time! Thank you, Indira! 😊
Wow! How fantastic, Donna! 😁
Thank you, Imorgana! 😊
Wow! What an astonishing sight!!! Do you know if that happens often?
It was awesome! I have never heard or seen this before. I talked to a pro-birder on one of my trails, and he was shocked, I had to show him the photo to prove it. 😉
That’s amazing and much better than any man-made aircraft formation! Brilliant! Well done!
Thank you, Mike! It was just perfect and so cool to see and photograph!
Very Cool Donna! Never saw that before!
Thank you, Reed! I never have either!!
LOL! Now that, you don’t see everyday!! Very cool sighting, Donna!
Thank you Deborah, no you don’t! I loved it!!
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Amazing! never seen the like.
Thanks Brian, me neither, pretty cool!
Donna,
I am an Oyster Cove resident and amateur bird photographer. Several years ago, I joined your blog at the recommendation of our good neighbor, Georgette Toews. I thoroughly enjoy your blog. Though we don’t have an RV, your travels over the past few years coincide with similar trips we have made.
Today, I shared your white pelican/snowy egret pics with a friend and fellow nature lover, Linda Parker, and she may be asking to join your blog. She and her husband spent many winters with their RV serving as resident volunteers at Ding Darling NWR at Sanibel. And we have spent many fun weeks hanging out with them in the wilds of South Florida. They are now full time in Chapel Hill, NC.
I have been meaning to reach out to you for years, as we share so many interests. We have lives in OC since 2005, but retired in 2013. Not sure when you left, but I think we just missed meeting somehow.
If you are on Facebook, feel free to friend me (Anne Wells Brunson…lots of bird photos) or follow the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center’s FB page (we are the Center’s volunteer coordinators) where I post bird pics pretty regularly.
Wishing you safe travels, excellent adventures, and good health.
Anne Brunson
Hi Anne, thank you for your comments, you’ve made me smile a mile wide! We left OC in 2016. It would have been wonderful to meet you and collaborate on birds, wildlife and photography. I have missed the area, including CBEC, one of my favorite places to hop over to when I needed a wildlife fix. 😉 I look forward to seeing your photos on FB. Some day maybe our paths will still cross. Happy birding and shooting!
That was truly amazing.
Who knew pelicans would follow another bird? I was tickled to see and capture this. 🙂
It made for a great picture.
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Wow, what a sight! Thanks for sharing these amazing photos. And happy Christmas Donna to you and yours and all the very best for a safe and healthy 2021! 🎄🎅
Thank you, Sue! I was tickled with excitement and so hoping I got the shots in focus. The best to you and yours, Sue, for a beautiful holiday season and a hopeful New Year! 🎄 🎅
Beautiful!! Thank you, Donna. And you have a great Christmas and all the best for 2021.
Thank you, Isabel! Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
Excellent shots my dear friend, it’s a good thing to illustrate events that have a tinge of oddity. I do that too. Good job! 🙂
Thank you very much, HJ! We love the unique and odd events with birds. They teach us so much more than we already know! 😊
What a wonderfully unique capture Donna, and a lovely formation also.
Thank you, Ashley! It was amazing to see! I still wonder how and why they did this, the little egrets were always staying spaced ahead of the pelicans. Very nice sighting for me!
How unusual is that? Opportunistic pelicans!
Is this not cool or what?!! I love when I see something out of the ordinary with wildlife. 🥰
Wow! Truly incredible shot! 😊❤️
Thank you, Irene! So glad I saw them coming, it was pretty awesome to see! 😊
What fun! Beautiful blue-sky captures!
Thank you, Ellen!
Utterly amazing! What a superb catch!
Merry Christmas to you and yours… 🎄 🎅🏻
PS loved the Santa Pelican. 😊
Santa has a lot of other helpers besides elves, watching and reporting whether you’re being good or bad 😉
Thank you, Gunta! Merry Christmas to you and yours too! 🎅🏻 🎄
What a fascinating sighting! Yes, a very unique photo!
Thank you, I’m still tickled with this sighting! 😊
Amazing! I wonder how often that happens 😊
I think I was in the right place at the right time for sure for this unusual sighting! 🤗 🤗