American White Pelican Soaring Over our Heads at Ding Darling, Florida

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I captured this image at the "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel Island, on the southwestern coast of Florida. Although I have uploaded many images of these majestic birds, I can't seem to visit "Ding" Darling without capturing several hundred more images nor without keeping some of them. This winter was no exception. Jan (jannagal) and his lovely wife Felicia were visiting Sanibel from up north and we joined them at "Ding" Darling for a couple of days of shooting and socializing.
The American White Pelicans are winter visitors to central and southern Florida. Like many other birds and human visitors to South Florida, they come here to escape the harsh winters of their breeding grounds in the north central US and central Canada. With a wingspan of about 10 feet (3m) and an average length of 62 inches (1.6m) they make for an impressive aerial sight. In addition to their size, their large numbers, slow flight, and the proximity of their flight path over the photographers, make them a target which I can't seem to resist.

Taken in: United States / Florida / Lee (show map)

Taken on: February 9, 2016

Tags:

American White Pelican

Pelican, American White

In Flight

Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Refuge

NWR

Ding Darling

Sanibel

Florida

Paul Fernandez

NGC

NPC « less

Sets appears in: • Flight • Birds of Florida - Pelicans more » • 200+ Comments • 100+ Comments (1) « less

Groups appears in: • Nature's Carousel - Closed! • Nature's Golden Carousel ~ Closed!

Camera: Nikon D800, f/9.0, 1/2000 sec, 550mm (=825mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	200.0-400.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	550mm (35mm equivalent: 825mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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