One Hungry Pelican!

[Mad Aussie]

I snapped this yesterday and thought it was amusing.

Background - late arvo on a lake near me where many Cormorants like to hang out. There were a couple of pelicans drifting around also and I saw a Cormorant fly low and fast behind a Pelican and thought that might make a nice shot.
I lined up the Pelican and waited for another of the many Cormorants to take off and, as luck would have it, one did and headed for my Pelican.
A bit close though according to the Pelican who obviously owns this lake


Pelican was a bit far away even for my 100-400mm so the image is cropped a little and not great quality but I thought it was hilarious that a Pelican would try to eat a Cormorant.

[Mad Aussie]

"Hey ... get in here you slack bums and comment" this was posted back in January!!

[AntZ]

Well positioned. Great timing.

[Mad Aussie]

cheers AntZ

[Bambi]

don't know how I missed this! it's hilarious.
I guess pelicans don't like getting buzzed by cormorants!

[Marko]

It's a bit hard to see what's going on...but cool!

[Mad Aussie]

Yes ... that pelican seemed to think he owned that part of the lake!