Through the Eyes of the Beholder

Summer just doesn't begin for me until I see the pelicans.  They seem to prefer to breed at Big Johnson Reservoir a few miles away, but always stop by at Carp Lake (aka The Pelican Pond) for the first couple of days. 

I got some pictures late yesterday afternoon, and was delighted to see them still at the pond this morning, floating lazily over the misty waters.  They were gone by this afternoon.  During mating season the pelicans bills turn bright orange and the males will develop a plate on the top of their beak.

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• #8 Comment from demandnlilchit 
  10/15/07 10:24 AM | Permalink

  almost mystical, dont you agree?
• #7 Comment from dwhee70041 
  6/15/07 9:21 AM | Permalink

  Every now and then we see them in the Boulder area.  They are beautiful!
  Smiles,
  David
• #6 Comment from jawhite9125 
  6/15/07 2:20 AM | Permalink

  Fantastic photos and those birds seem so exotic to an Englishwoman.  How fortunate you are to have them living in the wild and within your reach.  :O)
• #5 Comment from radar446 
  6/14/07 9:23 PM | Permalink

  I'm used to seeing the brown pelicans of our coast, and the occasional white one, but you guys seem to have a ton of the big beaked bird.
  
  Greg
• #4 Comment from nhd106 
  6/14/07 8:26 PM | Permalink

  Oh my gosh...what incredible pics!!
  
  Nancy