Thursday, October 1, 2009

Fall Migration-American White Pelicans

A quick trip on a gorgeous day to Goose Lake Prairie yesterday produced a few decent images, but this one I am showcasing here was my favorite, since I shoot very few scenics. I will save the others for tomorrow...



Alot of my blogger friends occasionally question why there are pelicans in Illinois when I post about them. The reason is that I am located on a migration route, and happen to live near 2 Nuclear Power Cooling Lakes, where the water temps can reach into the 100's at the peak of summer. These types of lakes attract 100's and 100's of American White Pelicans on their journey both north and south, and stay for weeks at a time. Some have even stayed and made it their home year round. That is why there are pelicans in Illinois. These pelicans were just flying in from a nearby cooling lake to fish a large pond nearby at Goose Lake Prairie State Park.
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6 comments:

  1. fotoshooter43October 1, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    Awesome!!! I am looking forward to tomorrows post also.

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  2. MontanagirlOctober 1, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    Great shot. Waiting for tomorrow's post!

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  3. Ruth's Photo BlogOctober 1, 2009 at 7:05 PM

    That is a gorgeous picture.This one needs to be on a calendar.
    Blessings,Ruth

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  4. ChrisOctober 2, 2009 at 4:33 AM

    HI,
    This is a beautiful scenery shot. Congrats!! I usually do not shoot scenery like that neither, I'm not that good at it! But you are...
    Yeh sometime it is funny to see strange birds in some region and we tend to forget that they migrate :-)

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  5. EveOctober 2, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    I love the photo Hannibal. I hope to get to see some of these guys here in Alabama.

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  6. WendyOctober 3, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    Great shot, love it!

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