{"id":15298,"date":"2014-07-02T03:30:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T09:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15298"},"modified":"2025-03-25T05:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:01:08","slug":"an-american-white-pelican-and-a-cloudy-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/07\/02\/an-american-white-pelican-and-a-cloudy-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"American White Pelican And A Cloudy Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

I came across this American White Pelican image in my archives last week and wondered why I hadn’t edited it or published it on my blog. Then I chuckled at myself because I am well aware that I have literally thousands of images like this one that I have taken but haven’t processed, there just isn’t enough time in the day to process all of the images I take.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican White Pelican and a cloudy sky<\/span><\/p>\n

I photographed this American White Pelican in June of 2011 in one of my favorite locations, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/a><\/span>. It was a somewhat cloudy day with bits of blue sky showing through the clouds and I believe I was on the west side of the auto tour route when the pelican flew by.<\/p>\n

If you ever get to Utah be sure to try to spend a morning or even a full day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge because there is always something great going on there!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my American White Pelican photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you ever get to Utah be sure to try to spend a morning or even a full day at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge because there is always something great going on there! 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