Thursday, May 3, 2012

American White Pelican


I visited the Phoenix Zoo in February of this year.  They have some wonderful habitats for the animals, including a beautiful river/bayou for many of the Southern coastal birds.  I was quite disappointed to find several items of trash contaminating the beautiful pelicans' habitat.  Hopefully it was a random occurrence and the litter was cleaned up shortly after I visited.

13 comments:

Roan said...

This is a beautiful capture. I don't think I would have thought of it in black and white, but it works very well.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Oh that's just awful- I hope someone scooped that trash out of the water!

TexWisGirl said...

i hope the pool boy showed up for work that day!

a lovely photo, though.

Anonymous said...

I guess you could say it reflects real life. :-(

Unknown said...

Great timing but I hope he hasn't swallowed that plastic thing. It's more than enough what's happening to the poor creatures in the oceans.

Gail Dixon said...

Love the white pelicans! Saw a group of them once and they synchronized their diving. It was quite beautiful.

Hate to see trash in their little habitat. Hopefully, he didn't swallow that thing!

Rohrerbot said...

It's always shocking to find litter. I think sometimes the wind blows that junk into the water. Love what you did to the picture:)

Birdman said...

Is that a can he's having fro breakfast? Sheeesh! Not good.

A Colorful World said...

He's a wonderful bird! Is that a coffee cup he's after? Awful!

Suburban Girl said...

That trash is the first thing I noticed. Sad.

Everything Changes said...

Wow, looks almost like a swam. Almost. :-)

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Lovely B&W capture, Kathy!

Magpie said...

I was wondering what it had in its mouth. That is a shame. Beautiful picture though.