Pelicans Laughing

It's natural to anthropomorphize even the most ugly of birds. Thanks to high speed drive mode I was able to catch these guys in various stages of smiling.

Love those pelicans

I rarely go to the same location at the same time each year but I can't get enough of the pelicans at Lac Qui Parle Dam west of Watson. All the shots are identical, except for the light, so I was practicing with my video set up and waiting for sweet light to do still shots when this bird's landing came along.

Ravens dining

I usually think of ravens as beggars and freeloaders looking for Cheetos from a tourist. On a slow afternoon I watched them and became intrigued with their more natural traits. This pair is dining on an an avocet after one of them prepared the meal by plucking the feathers, kind of looks like me trying to find things in the kitchen.