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Brown Pelican dive
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Brown Pelican dive

by John Jeevaratnam

Gallery: AvianPosted August 7, 2013136 views8 comments
These were taken in Coco Beach, Costa Rica 03/12. I could have spent the day observing these birds dive if I had more time. Like all vacations they were limited.. Not the best photo however they were entertaining.

Larger Image:

http://natureshues.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/brownpelican01.jpg

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

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Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Verdon on August 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM
nice catch, great moment, it is veeery entreating too watch them to dive fore fish, congrats to awesome shot :toast:
Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 7, 2013 at 7:36 PM
Super cool stop action photo John :cool: Excellent details.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 7, 2013 at 8:17 PM
Timing could not have been better. The detail is excellent, if on the edge of being over-sharpened. I love the water droplets following the pelican down. Obviously not its first dive of the day.
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Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on August 8, 2013 at 9:05 AM
Great Timing!
Registered on December 14, 2004, 27 Posts, 112 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 8, 2013 at 10:07 AM
John,
Timing is everything and you nailed it on this one!
Well Done . . . :toast:
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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 8, 2013 at 10:43 AM
I love Pelican, and the time on this one is perfect.
Peter
Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 8, 2013 at 11:33 PM
Great timing on this one, John. While the light is a bit harsh and the bg rocks are a bit obtrusive, the action more than makes up for it.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on August 10, 2013 at 6:46 PM
Terrific shot. I have taken hundreds of these shots trying to get the perfect entry you have captured. Wish we had the larger iteration to view.
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments