Nature Photographers Network
This is the preserved archive of the original Nature Photographers Network. The community continues at naturephotographers.network.
Rosy Pelican
‹ PreviousAvian GalleryNext ›

Rosy Pelican

by Jagdeep Rajput

Gallery: AvianPosted January 23, 201793 views3 comments
This great looking bird was actually caught by large Turtle, under the water. But Pelican was a huge bird for Turtle to bring down. So after struggle of five minutes or so, it managed to free itself. At the point of taking this picture, it was still caught.
Thank you so much for your views n comments!
Canon 5D III; 500 mm; 1.4X; 1/1250 sec. at F 5.6; ISO 400.
Jagdeep Rajput

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 23, 2017 at 12:05 PM
Beautiful, Jagdeep.  The expression on the bird's face and the green water is very interesting .  Maybe a little more room on the left so the wing isn't clipped would be nice, but I like this.devil
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 23, 2017 at 3:49 PM
Interesting, Jagdeep.  I wonder if the turtle really thought it could take the pelican or if it just clamped onto a foot thinking it was something else.  Gorgeous light and I like the framing you chose.  Excellent image.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 23, 2017 at 4:02 PM
I like the green duck weed in the water, it goes well with the Pelican's color. Nice pose and light but I do wish it had a little more room all around.
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments