Don't annoy this pelican

[Rich Z]

This pelican was not amused by me hiding in the bushes and standing each time he came up with a mouthful. Finally, after he'd eaten his fill, he got mad and while vocalizing angrily, he ran across the water until he got airborne, then flew right at me, squawking angrily, and very loud. Looking at this through a 600mm lens, it looked like he was going to hit me. He turned away eventually and I kept on shooting. Great fun; Rich





No mistaking that glare, right into the lens.


I was thinking about that big, yellow hook on the end of his beak.