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A young brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis during the siesta at La Jolla, southern California.

Photographer:	X Jens Birch
Folder:	Jens' Wildlife
Uploaded:	14-Jun-2006 16:04 CEST
Model release available:
Camera:	Olympus E1
Exposure time:	1/1000 sec
Aperture:	f/5.0
Focal length:	283mm (566)
Lens:	ZD ED 50-200/2.8-3.5 + EC-14
Focusing method:	Spot
ISO:	100
White balance:	Daylight
Flash:	no
Image format:	RAW
Processing applied:	None except for RAW development, resize with subsequent USM.
Various:
Image resized to:	675x900

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Cool in the Heat

Are you traveling through California now? Was that on the beach or were you in the Zoo?
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Sergey Green at 17:42 CEST on 14-Jun-2006 [Reply]

Hi Sergey,

> Are you traveling through California now? Was that on the beach or were you in the Zoo?

I was in California in May. The pelican is wild. It was among a bunch of pelicans resting at the rock outside "the cove" in LaJolla. Are you aquainted with that region?

Jens

Jens Birch at 20:18 CEST on 14-Jun-2006 [Reply]

NO SUBJECT

> I was in California in May. The pelican is wild. It was among a bunch of pelicans resting
> at the rock outside "the cove" in LaJolla. Are you aquainted with that region?
>
> Jens
>

I am from San Francisco Bay area (northern California) - the Pelicans are quite common just about anywhere near the ocean. I did not have a digital camera back then ;( . But I am somewhat surprised he let you come so close. I guess you can not harm them there and they know they are protected.

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Sergey Green at 15:30 CEST on 15-Jun-2006 [Reply]

NO SUBJECT

Sergey Green wrote:
> I am somewhat
> surprised he let you come so close. I guess you can not harm them there and they know they
> are protected.

Well, I had to climb down a pretty porous rock in its maximum rate of errosion in order to get to this point of view. I had to sneak a bit in the beginning but after an hour or so, the pelicans were not bothered at all by my presence. I'll post some more later on.

Cheers, Jens.

Jens Birch at 19:03 CEST on 15-Jun-2006 [Reply]