{"id":433,"date":"2007-12-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/portfolio\/swirly-winds-and-pelican-tips\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T03:26:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T19:26:29","slug":"swirly-winds-and-pelican-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/swirly-winds-and-pelican-tips.html","title":{"rendered":"Swirly Winds and Pelican Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got down to La Jolla again this morning. It looked clear when I left the house but when I checked the surf at Ponto<\/a> it was bumpy so I decided no go on surf photos and went with the backup plan of birds for the second day in a row. I should have opened the car window, then I would have known how windy it was. Anyway, I get down to La Jolla, hop out of the car and my hair goes swirly, its really windy. I go to my favorite spot and watch all the birds looping around, riding the gusts and figuring out where to land. As the morning went on I saw Mike Wilson<\/a> (whom I met a couple times last winter) as well as John Pelafigue<\/a> again. I managed to get a few more good flight shots by handholding the 300. I ran into three more people who mentioned they had seen my blog comments on pelicans in La Jolla and found them helpful. So I’ve added a few more comments and and published them as a PDF file. Here it is:<\/p>\n

Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"California<\/a><\/p>\n

California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch.
\nImage ID: 20083<\/a>
\nSpecies: Brown Pelican<\/a>, Pelecanus occidentalis<\/i><\/a>, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: La Jolla<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"California<\/a><\/p>\n

California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch.
\nImage ID: 20080<\/a>
\nSpecies: Brown Pelican<\/a>, Pelecanus occidentalis<\/i><\/a>, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: La Jolla<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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