A superb photo of a Pelican, from David, who says this was taken at Victor Harbor, south of Adelaide. Absolutely click for full size!
© David, all rights reserved.
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A superb photo of a Pelican, from David, who says this was taken at Victor Harbor, south of Adelaide. Absolutely click for full size!
© David, all rights reserved.
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I wonder how it manages to do its eye make up.
Those eyes are spectacular. I used to think Mourning Doves had the prettiest eyes, then I saw a Pelican’s.
@Giliell: :-) I was teaching a riding lesson once and the student (lady from New York city) was amazed at the “makeup” on the horse’s face and wanted to know how long it took me… I wonder if she thought birds put on makeup too. This one does have very beautiful eyes.
kestrel
That’S a level of ignorance that needs careful cultivating.
@kestrel
And? You can just let it hang there like that. So how long it took you?
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The picture is amazing. And the eye is beautiful, but also a little spooky. Like a clowns’, only a black tear is mising.
I’d like to know what the horse’s face looked like that made her think that make-up was involved.
LOL. He was a chestnut horse with a nice wide white blaze down his face and nose. And since he was born with that marking, it took me zero amount of time to put it on him. :-D
OK. I googled ‘horse make-up’.
Apparently, it’s sometimes done in horse shows.
*sigh*
I’m just gonna say that’s a stunning shot of a pelican, I could only hope to get one that good someday, as everyone is sidetracked.
On the sidetrack: the history of horse racing is a checkered one, and pre-tattooing, it wasn’t unheard of for horses to be painted or dyed in the service of cheating.
Yeah… usually they just stick with putting on a little baby oil to make the skin look darker, and therefore have the eyes and the muzzle stand out more. Generally though you would be talking about really super-duper high-dollar horses, and not the backyard pasture potatoes that most people have.
Thanks for posting Caine -- this was an amazingly lucky shot. The bird was quite happy resting at waters edge, the 50x zoom lens helped keep my distance. I am hunting through my old photos as I have a very unusual one somewhere of a Pelican perched on top of a light pole. First and only time I have seen a Pelican perch, will share when I find it.
Hallo, David!
Oh yes, it helps if you’re a bit removed. I do love it when birds decide to groom, because they get so involved, they don’t seem to mind the photo business.
I would love to see! I am always thrilled to get photos from other places in the world, so keep them coming! Please. :D
The wing feathers are especially beautiful.