World Bird & Watery Wednesday ~ Pelican Rising

Tumby Bay, South Australia, has a substantial pelican population

due to a great number of caravanning early retirees fishing from

the delightfully long jetty.

Proud pelican rising from the water in a perfect take-off.

Woops, maybe not quite so perfect . . .

Sinking fast, if you do not bother to enlarge, at least enlarge this

one. Not a good look at all, this amphibian is taking on water!

Another bounce and almost there . . .

One more, and bombs away!!!, but only just . . .

Yep, take-oof and landing are the most dangerous manoeuvres

when flying. Pelicans always look so cumbersome on take-off.

Landing is not such a problem, they just waterski and if it isn't

perfect, they just ruffle their feathers as a cover up.