I am unable to explain this, but I find pelicans to be one of the most graceful, elegant and amazing birds I have ever met.
Nature, in its myriads of creative ways, evolved those birds to feed in a unique way and obviously they need to eat a lot to support their big bodies...
The feeling when those birds trust you to come closer to them, is also hard to explain. Although, a telephoto lens with huge "zoom" helps too ;)
Here are some of my rendezvous with these gorgeous creatures of Mother Nature...
> Check out the map pin below the post if you want to read more stories about the place itself. Kerkini lake national natural reserve, Greece. As I really love paying visits to this place that cares for Nature, some of those stories I wrote myself as well. Happy reading!
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