It's a Sign

 

When you see a sign like this, it's a sign that you are living in or driving through a really cool place!

As you can tell by many of my previous posts, I love watching the pelicans. They have been a favorite of mine since I came down here a few years ago. I was very keen to find the places where the amazing brown pelicans could be found, which is just about anywhere near the water. 

Then, in South Dakota, I found the white pelicans in the lake areas. They show up down here in some places during the winter. Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge is a good place to find them on their winter vacation. 

If you want to see more of my pelican posts, just put the word "pelicans" in the search bar. 

Pelican in the Kitchen

 Being pleased as I was with the photos I ordered recently, I came across a good deal on canvas prints and decided to get some of those made up as well. Mostly, I got some little 8x8's, just to try them out, but I sprung for one bigger print for my kitchen wall. And now I have a pelican in the kitchen. 

I'm happy enough with how they look, although up close and touching them, they kind of resemble a vinyl tablecloth stretched across a frame. But, what can I say? It's my own work hanging on the wall, and I like that. 

The Welcoming Committee at Dolphin Docks

 

If you go to Dolphin Docks to take one of their very reasonably-priced mini cruises, you will likely be met by their welcoming committee, the pelicans. This is where I was finally able to get a little up close and personal with these entertaining creatures. 

Whether they are calmly floating on the waters or coming in for a graceful landing,
they are always fun to watch.


Perhaps even more fun when the landing is not quite so graceful!

And when you get back, there they are to tell you good-bye, 
with a friendly "Y'all come back now."

Pelicans Galore!

Since my first days here in the Rio Grande Valley, I have been hoping to get a good, close-up look at the pelicans. I have seen them fly in formation over the beach at South Padre Island and I have seem them playfully diving and surfing the waves near the Jetties, but they were always out of reach of my normally perfectly adequate Moto G camera.

Well, today I got my wish! I had my new camera (at least by my standards) with me when I ran to the post office on an errand, and I decided to walk the pier at Pirates' Landing before going home. It was cool, even with a jacket, but finding a large group of pelicans waiting for scraps of fish, I just had to stay long enough to get some long-awaited photos.

I didn't stay long, but it was a pure joy to watch the pelicans floating, flying, diving, landing, and fighting over scraps of fish. I love these last-minute adventures!