tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post9154065517913415418..comments2023-09-16T04:08:25.750-07:00Comments on Butler's Birds: Peli-Flop!Laurence Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-6494416828501938702012-12-10T10:55:58.956-07:002012-12-10T10:55:58.956-07:00Thanks Hilke,
Yes, in the little contained ponds o...Thanks Hilke,<br />Yes, in the little contained ponds of Phoenix I guess there's no need to use any energy on acrobatic feeding.<br />It made me sleepy though to watch em', could also been in part due to it being about 4pm, which always makes me tried.<br />Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-61176148072889686262012-12-10T09:27:13.048-07:002012-12-10T09:27:13.048-07:00Fascinating post, Laurence! I have only seen pelic...Fascinating post, Laurence! I have only seen pelicans dive-fishing. I guess in a quiet lake it's easier to let small fry float into their pouch. Also thanks for teach me some new words: fissiparous; just wondering how I would ever use it in sentence??? Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-58651036839817706972012-12-09T21:01:58.764-07:002012-12-09T21:01:58.764-07:00Yes! They are incredibly bulky birds. Sometimes I ...Yes! They are incredibly bulky birds. Sometimes I marvel that they manage to fly.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-48659728147052634442012-12-09T17:43:47.132-07:002012-12-09T17:43:47.132-07:00Nice shots. I always marvel at how big they are wh...Nice shots. I always marvel at how big they are when you see them in real life.Moehttp://www.iowavoice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-33570284747771136632012-12-09T14:34:34.018-07:002012-12-09T14:34:34.018-07:00Hey! Some in-field bird-bloggin'. Nice!
Pelica...Hey! Some in-field bird-bloggin'. Nice!<br />Pelicans are weird, no doubt about it. <br /><br />Unfortunately I had to do some rescheduling in preparation for the business that is this coming week (work stuff). I had to push my trip to Lake Havasu to next weekend (Saturday) since I couldn't do it this weekend, so today I went down to the Santa Cruz flatlands to look for Carcara and Mtn. Plover. <br /><br />I'll still be in Tucson soon, but probably not for a few more weeks.<br />Looking forward to that day!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-19013954901654063952012-12-09T14:32:30.564-07:002012-12-09T14:32:30.564-07:00And how about your other other blog, "I used ...And how about your other other blog, "I used to ate babies?"<br />Now that's where the pickled part would really come into play.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-24233098434580051732012-12-09T13:57:11.317-07:002012-12-09T13:57:11.317-07:00Got your post on a birding trek with Kathie and we...Got your post on a birding trek with Kathie and we stopped to look at your shots. LOVE this cell phone! Fantastic photos of such an interesting bird. They just pop out in the desert and it's still for me the weirdest thing to see....especially during monsoon. The Brown ones get caught up in Monsoon....but the white wizar....I mean pelicans are much more regal and elegant. Excellent shots! Saturday, we'll be home. Just fb if you want some peeps with you. Don't have to twist Kathie's arm too hard:) And if you're feeling that it's just a "you" day that's okay as well:) Tonight we are having a bird seed party. I'm not sure what they'll be serving to the humans. I do love sunflowers seeds. Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-68011936013620607482012-12-09T07:10:00.867-07:002012-12-09T07:10:00.867-07:00If I saw a pelican coming my way with a baby I wou...If I saw a pelican coming my way with a baby I would run screaming. Same with a stork though. If carrying pickled babies, well, I guess I would need to take a look at that. It would make a great blog post for my alter blog "i used to hate babies." Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-77155177598886204672012-12-08T16:04:19.126-07:002012-12-08T16:04:19.126-07:00Ooooh, good point about the pickles. Maybe the Pel...Ooooh, good point about the pickles. Maybe the Pelicans aren't Kosher? Otherwise I can'y imagine why they'd be going with Storks still.<br /><br />These guys struck me as being pretty enervated, even to the point of themselves being Peli-can'ts, but I guess they're already pretty tough for doing their Pelican thing out in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.<br /><br />I guess the final question is then, could Pelicans carry pickles and babies at the same time? Pickled Babies?Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-43765857735117798772012-12-08T15:58:56.305-07:002012-12-08T15:58:56.305-07:00Oh wow...you should get Broadway on the phone abou...Oh wow...you should get Broadway on the phone about producing a Lazy Pelican Ballet.<br />I mean, if they did one about Cats, then why not Pelicans?Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-90159470088687621132012-12-08T15:57:26.120-07:002012-12-08T15:57:26.120-07:00Yes, I don't know why people don't utilize...Yes, I don't know why people don't utilize Pelicans when they do those infant portraits. A Baby peeking out of a Peli-pouch? Adorable.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-91976624700457351832012-12-08T15:48:38.027-07:002012-12-08T15:48:38.027-07:00Yup, to each their own. The White Pelicans probabl...Yup, to each their own. The White Pelicans probably don't want to mess up their pretty white feathers with the dive bombing--Brown Pelicans are often mangier already.<br /><br />I have never seen Pelican chicks before...that must be a chuckle bucket!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-36538329779848512652012-12-08T15:31:47.021-07:002012-12-08T15:31:47.021-07:00Sweet shots! These guys look way more fun to watch...Sweet shots! These guys look way more fun to watch than than their lethargic cousins, the Peli-can'ts. As for your counterfactual, I don't know whether storks or pelicans should deliver babies, but pelicans would certainly make for much more efficient pickle delivery. I'll pass the word along to Vlasic.Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-39324018346742555892012-12-08T13:14:10.089-07:002012-12-08T13:14:10.089-07:00Beautifully captured renditions of the lazy peli-f...Beautifully captured renditions of the lazy peli-flop ballet. Debbie Miller @HooootOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580580317271895694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-33186870517839429142012-12-08T10:18:52.337-07:002012-12-08T10:18:52.337-07:00I think a baby would be snug as bug in the Pelican...I think a baby would be snug as bug in the Pelican's large pouch! White Pelicans are one of my favorite winter visitors. Great close ups!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-67437332034386069362012-12-08T09:04:37.533-07:002012-12-08T09:04:37.533-07:00White Pelicans do fish in a lazy way compared to b...White Pelicans do fish in a lazy way compared to brown pelicans but I find both ways fascinating. <br /><br />We have so many American White Pelicans here during the breeding season and so few storks (vagrants) that they DO deliver the babies. :-)Mia McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613385411156245829noreply@blogger.com