tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post4542694962291206688..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: A wonderful bird....Granny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-63307778623788601202008-06-26T08:42:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:42:00.000-07:00I loved watching the pelicans fly in formation, sk...I loved watching the pelicans fly in formation, skimming tree tops and roof tops, when we were at Cocoa Beach last winter. I even got to <A HREF="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/442003510_5f8790754f.jpg" REL="nofollow">pet</A> one! Well, gingerly and ready to leap back, of course.<BR/><BR/>I would have sworn that was Ogden Nash.JuliaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795348297295716491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-64369927470432175122008-06-22T18:51:00.000-07:002008-06-22T18:51:00.000-07:00warren -- wasn't that video remarkable? It reminds...warren -- wasn't that video remarkable? It reminds one that fish eaters are, at heart, carnivores.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-75336852617775408392008-06-22T12:50:00.000-07:002008-06-22T12:50:00.000-07:00great piece and pics on pelicans! I liked the lim...great piece and pics on pelicans! I liked the limerick and the video link was amazing -- that didn't look too pleasant for anyone involved...Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190691177954483912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-2832001602743169512008-06-21T20:31:00.000-07:002008-06-21T20:31:00.000-07:00lucy -- those Aussie pelicans at your site look li...lucy -- those Aussie pelicans at your site look like their dressed up for a formal ball! Much more elegant than our plain pipe racks birds.<BR/><BR/>meggie -- I guess that that particular pelican looked around at all the freeloaders in the park & figured it was a lot easier than a flight for fish...Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-70545692684264381232008-06-21T15:31:00.000-07:002008-06-21T15:31:00.000-07:00I dont like pigeons much, but....Great photos.I dont like pigeons much, but....<BR/>Great photos.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-80398743067818746412008-06-21T13:30:00.000-07:002008-06-21T13:30:00.000-07:00No worries, serves me right for morbid curiosity! ...No worries, serves me right for morbid curiosity! The article was interesting though, about how their behaviour changes in captivity.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, there are some pictures at mine!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-21585595089971883182008-06-21T08:31:00.000-07:002008-06-21T08:31:00.000-07:00terrell-- now that you remind me, I do recall seei...terrell-- now that you remind me, I do recall seeing flocks of pelicans following the fishing trawlers out at sea ...<BR/><BR/>ad -- well, apparently they are an old order of birds...<BR/><BR/>lucy -- I apologize -- I should have posted a warning about the uTube site & I will do that next. Love to see your pictures. Anytime, BTW. Any subject.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-13606677792113118172008-06-20T22:50:00.000-07:002008-06-20T22:50:00.000-07:00Oh that is not so cute! Wish I hadn't watched it ...Oh that is not so cute! Wish I hadn't watched it at this time in the morning! Can't have been too good for the pelican judging by the struggle he was having to swallow it. I couldn't finish watching...<BR/><BR/>They are fantastic birds though, we just picked a shot of two of them flying across the sea to finish our qarrtsiluni edition. <BR/><BR/>I've some quite good shots of them from Australia, I might post them.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-42014173017340350792008-06-20T22:47:00.000-07:002008-06-20T22:47:00.000-07:00Whoa! That last shot reminds me of paintings I've ...Whoa! That last shot reminds me of paintings I've seen of pterosaurs!<BR/>Very good photography.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-62058422554746394192008-06-20T10:45:00.000-07:002008-06-20T10:45:00.000-07:00I love the limerick, Granny! I may have to steal i...I love the limerick, Granny! I may have to steal it for my next "Poem to Start the Week" Ive fallen down on posting poems lately. Sheila and I enjoyed watching and photographing the greedy birds as they chased the Research Vessel Ann along the coast at Brunswick GA on a Dept. of Natl. Resources field trip a little over a year ago. I feel a pelican post coming on here!Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349990421673327619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-33932370883727475272008-06-20T10:07:00.000-07:002008-06-20T10:07:00.000-07:00steve -- Mom used to recite that verse to me when ...steve -- Mom used to recite that verse to me when I was a kid. We spent a summer and fall living at the beach down in Jax, Florida, and I recall seeing the lines of pelicans flying north and south paralleling the shore line. <BR/><BR/>anon av -- isn't that a great word. Perfect for a <I>Times</I> crossword.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-33598241285698845412008-06-20T06:46:00.000-07:002008-06-20T06:46:00.000-07:00"Kerfluffle" - I'm adding that to my vocabulary!Ab..."Kerfluffle" - I'm adding that to my vocabulary!<BR/><BR/>Abbeville, LA, is a delightful town. I visited it in 1994, so I hope it's recovering from hurricane Rita.<BR/><BR/>We have pelicans on the Left Coast, and I love to watch them skim the waters for food. Awkward on land, they are graceful in the skies!<BR/><BR/>~Anon in AV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-70512430449285703632008-06-20T03:20:00.000-07:002008-06-20T03:20:00.000-07:00I like the limerick. Hey, pelicans have to eat. ...I like the limerick. Hey, pelicans have to eat. I don't know why the Brits would get into an uproar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com