Pelicans Around the Chesapeake Bay
I hope everyone is staying warm through Winter Storm Fern!
I thought I’d jump back in with a surely unique, prehistoric-looking bird to share. 😃
Whether brown or white, we are seeing more and more sightings of pelicans around the Chesapeake Bay.
American White Pelicans continue to arrive each winter at Blackwater NWR. Couple weeks ago I scoped/counted 148 on Blackwater River. I was standing alongside the refuge’s official counter and he counted 161. It was great to see a few not too far out for some photos.
American White Pelicans
For the Brown Pelican, we continue to see the occasional fly-by as they spend more time coming up to the mid-section of the Chesapeake Bay through the summer.
This past September, it was real exciting to come upon a pod of 32 Brown Pelicans resting on bay riprap with a few Double-crested Cormorants mixed in!
Brown Pelicans
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Bay Photos by Donna 
Donna, your photos share a bit of Chesapeake treasure. I have not visited for a few years, but the Choptank River still sends me an invitation. It is awesome that some of the historical lighthouses will be preserved.
When we traveled a few years out west, the Chesapeake Bay was always calling for us to come home, so I know the tug it brings to our souls. Happy to share memories with you! 😊
Wonderful photos Donna
Thank you, Sheree!
Fantastic shots, Donna 👍👍👍
Thank you, Michael!
You’re welcome, Donna.
Lovely to see some more of your images Donna, been a while.
Thank you, Brian!
Beautiful! And how cool someone is buying up and restoring lighthouses!! We’ve stopped and visited several on the West Coast.
So good to see you lovely bird photos again. Hope you are feeling better. Pelicans are strange birds but quite interesting. (Suzanne)
Nice photos and thanks for the education. I didn’t know that a group brown pelicans were called a pod or squad instead of a flock.
Always good to hear from you Donna !
How wonderful, Donna! Nice to see you back along with your terrific photos 😊
Fantastic birds. Thank you for sharing them.