Mugged

[Layton E Parham]

Brown Pelican being robbed of his fish, Indian River Lagoon.
Canon 5D Mark II, 500mm F4L Is, @ F4, 1/5000 sec, Iso 400, Manual Mode

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Layton,
Neat action! I like the wing position and sharpness and I don't mind seeing just the bill of the 1 white pelican on the right.........but I'm not thrilled with the one on the left.......as he is mostly hidden and isn't adding to the scene overall.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details and interaction. I don't mind the not so visible bird in the BG as it shows the white pelican's team work. Did the brown pelican give up the fish?

[Layton E Parham]

It took a few minutes but he did.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Layton, Good seeing you at Spacecoast. No way to remove the 2nd White Pelican with all the drops. Amazing head angle on the Brown Pelican. I would go a bit lighter with the mid-tones. Great framing also; was this a crop?

Were they fighting over a fed-fish or a naturally caught one?