DavidTriplett Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) Basic Guidelines: In the strictest sense, nature photography should not include "hand of man elements". Please refrain from images with buildings or human made structures like roads, fences, walls. Pets are not permitted. Captive subjects in zoos, arboretums, or aquariums are permitted, but must be declared, and must focus on the subject, not the captivity. Images with obvious human made elements will likely be deleted from the thread, with an explanation to the photographer. Guidelines are based on PSA rules governing Nature photography which also cover the Nature Forum. Keep your image at/under 1000 pixels on the long axis for in-line viewing. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site at Flicker, Photobucket, your own site, etc. Each member please post no more than just one image to this weekly thread per week. If the information is available, many members appreciate information on your approach to making the image and the names, both common and scientific, of the subject(s). However, while encouraged, these are not required as a component of your contributions. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) late Saturday afternoon last at the Bear River MBR. While pickings were pretty thin this early in the season, the coots, geese, blackbirds, seagulls, and various ducks are out in force, with a few early grebes, pelicans, herons, and others starting to make an appearance. We even saw a few in-transit tundra swans. Still no ibis or herons, but they will come. It will be interesting to see what impact this year's early warm spell and severe drought have. Captured with Nikon D810+Nikkor 200-500/5.6. Processed in LR5. Edited April 4, 2021 by DavidTriplett 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 It is the mating season, such that the white pelicans grow a bump on their bill, which also turns bright orange. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Don't usually bother with Canada Geese, pretty common everywhere I've lived, but these two had an attitude. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Weishaupt Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Still hanging out with the frogs in the pond. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_kessler Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) Early morning at Conowingo Dam. Edited April 5, 2021 by tom_kessler 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Double-crested cormorant with catch. D500, 500PF, 1/1600s, f/5.6, ISO 3200. Generally, those bird have swallowed their catch almost as soon as they surface - so a bit unusual to have this one "present" the catch before swallowing it head first. We only get White Pelicans here on occasion in small numbers - they certainly aren't regulars. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest at Clingmans Dome, TN plants and forests are 'nature' too 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Pup. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Pup. [ATTACH=full]1382688[/ATTACH] Thank you Mary. Sometimes we forget that there are more than birds in Nature 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brian_niemi1 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 American Alligator 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Pelican Shows Off its Carch by David Stephens, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Fight Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Brown Pelican 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macwest Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 View this photo in HD on Prodibi 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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michaellinder Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) I'm somewhat embarrassed t disclose that I took this shot at Disney World, Animal Kingdom (Florida). This is an immature animal. Edited April 6, 2021 by michaellinder 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I'm somewhat embarrassed t disclose that I took this shot at Disney World, Animal Kingdom (Florida). This is an immature animal. [ATTACH=full]1382894[/ATTACH] As long as you disclose that it is a captive animal, it is ok. However, with the human-made vehicle in the image, this one is more suitable for the Friday, Nature Unlimited. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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