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Great White Pelican First Landing At Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge 02 28 16, 8:10 AM
Hi Everyone!! We are still running crazy busy!! We set up our photo exhibit at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge this past Sunday and that exhibit will run through the end of April!!
While Linda was setting up the exhibit with a close friend, I went out on the wildlife drive to see what I could find with another friend!! To our surprise, Ann and I saw something very special while we were shooting!! We were the first to see and photograph the first North American record of a Great White Pelican ever seen in the Americas!!
I knew when it was flying in it was totally different and much larger than our American White Pelican!! As it flew in to land, I took 33 images and then many as it setting in with the American White Pelicans!! It was a new species for me (and everyone else in the Americas) and my first rare bird alert!! Before we left that day the park biologist and many others had joined us!!
The bird has made national news and now the question begins on what was the origin of this amazing bird! It had no signs of bands or zoo tags at all!! This bird in native to Europe, Africa and Asia!! It was a fun day and we have been interviewed and provided images to everyone from Audubon, ABA, Cornell, to the National Park Service!! Timing is everything and we were in the right place at the right time!!
Mar & April: Photography exhibit at the J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center, Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel, Florida
Please be advised that our images are fully protected by US Copyright Law. The images may not be downloaded for personal, commercial or educational use, copied to blogs, personal websites, used as wallpaper, screensavers, or be deeplinked, etc. With NO Exceptions. If you would like to use an image, you MUST contact us to obtain written permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining written permission.
If you would like to use one of our images for commercial use or if you find a picture that you would like for framing, please contact us at klshells@mindspring.com for services we have available.
Great White Pelican First Landing At Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge 02 28 16, 8:10 AM
Hi Everyone!! We are still running crazy busy!! We set up our photo exhibit at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge this past Sunday and that exhibit will run through the end of April!!
While Linda was setting up the exhibit with a close friend, I went out on the wildlife drive to see what I could find with another friend!! To our surprise, Ann and I saw something very special while we were shooting!! We were the first to see and photograph the first North American record of a Great White Pelican ever seen in the Americas!!
I knew when it was flying in it was totally different and much larger than our American White Pelican!! As it flew in to land, I took 33 images and then many as it setting in with the American White Pelicans!! It was a new species for me (and everyone else in the Americas) and my first rare bird alert!! Before we left that day the park biologist and many others had joined us!!
The bird has made national news and now the question begins on what was the origin of this amazing bird! It had no signs of bands or zoo tags at all!! This bird in native to Europe, Africa and Asia!! It was a fun day and we have been interviewed and provided images to everyone from Audubon, ABA, Cornell, to the National Park Service!! Timing is everything and we were in the right place at the right time!!
Mar & April: Photography exhibit at the J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center, Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel, Florida
Please be advised that our images are fully protected by US Copyright Law. The images may not be downloaded for personal, commercial or educational use, copied to blogs, personal websites, used as wallpaper, screensavers, or be deeplinked, etc. With NO Exceptions. If you would like to use an image, you MUST contact us to obtain written permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining written permission.
If you would like to use one of our images for commercial use or if you find a picture that you would like for framing, please contact us at klshells@mindspring.com for services we have available.