This is a typical situation in which I've found many white pelicans along the Mississippi River. It has just swallowed a five-pound carp and the tail of the fish is left protruding against the bill pouch, thus validating a well-known limerick....its bill can hold more than its belican! You can see ice on the bird's back. I'm invigorated as I remember how brutal the conditions were on the riverbank that day. By the way, it was 98 degrees F in St. Louis today.
Canon 40D; Canon 500/4 + 1.4 TC; 1/2000; f/6.3; ISO 200; Gitzo GT3530LS w/Wimberley II draped with cut-leaf camo.
P.S. The pelican will be back to normal after a few hours of digestion.






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