Poetic Shutterbug: World Bird Wednesday

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

East African Crane taken at the San Francisco Zoo

American White Pelican taken at the San Francisco Zoo.

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Brian King said...: Both are beautiful shots! That pelican is in no hurry to do anything! LOL; May 8, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Joanne Olivieri said...: :) I am much like the pelican on most day LOL!; May 8, 2012 at 10:19 AM
HansHB said...: Great pictures. Lovely to see.

The Crane is a "Crown Crane" (Grey)- "lat. Balearica regulorum".
I saw several in Tanzania!; May 8, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Unknown said...: Wonderful shots!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.; May 8, 2012 at 11:25 AM
mick said...: Great photos.; May 8, 2012 at 1:29 PM
theconstantwalker said...: Lovely images..; May 8, 2012 at 1:37 PM
J. M. P. said...: They look beautiful. I so like the crane's outfit :); May 9, 2012 at 1:33 AM
Icy BC said...: Gorgeous birds, Jo! The crane is so fancy with its top hat :-); May 9, 2012 at 3:14 AM
rainfield61 said...: Such a good life living in a zoo.; May 9, 2012 at 7:20 AM
betchai said...: love your bird photos Jo, awesome to be observing them.; May 9, 2012 at 8:16 AM
Springman said...: Tough to top those birds!
Cheers!; May 9, 2012 at 2:09 PM
jeanlivingsimple said...: Great shots of 2 very pretty birds!; May 11, 2012 at 9:42 PM
Rick (Ratty) said...: I love the hairdo on that crane. I've read that there are pelicans near where I live. I'm excited about one day finding them.; May 14, 2012 at 1:43 PM
AVCr8teur said...: That crane's getup and headdress really gets noticed in any crowd.; May 18, 2012 at 10:58 PM