{"id":100969,"date":"2022-03-22T05:01:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=100969"},"modified":"2022-03-22T05:01:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:01:38","slug":"american-white-pelican-in-bright-morning-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/03\/22\/american-white-pelican-in-bright-morning-light\/","title":{"rendered":"American White Pelican In Bright Morning Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-100965 size-full\" title=\"Adult American White Pelican in bright morning light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479.jpg\" alt=\"Adult American White Pelican in bright morning light, Salt Lake County, Utah\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/american-white-pelican-mia-mcpherson-3479.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Adult American White Pelican in bright morning light \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f8, 1\/1250, ISO 500,\u00a0 Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have a lot going on right now so this morning I&#8217;m only sharing one image of an adult American White Pelican in bright morning light taken five days ago. This image was taken at a pond close to where I live on a cloudless sunny morning.<\/p>\n<p>I liked the reflection of the white pelican on the dark water.<\/p>\n<p>Spring has sprung since I took this pelican photo and I am itching to get out into the field to find more birds. The first of season Turkey Vultures, Swainson&#8217;s Hawks, Long-billed Curlews, Willets, Yellow Warblers, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, House Wrens and many more migratory birds will soon be featured here on my blog.<\/p>\n<p>I can hardly wait.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/american-white-pelican-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my American White Pelican photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a lot going on right now so this morning I&#8217;m only sharing one image of an adult American White Pelican in bright morning light taken five days 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