I took the long way home from work one day hoping to happen across something photo worthy and I did. A small pod of Pelicans was hanging out on a pond and provided some nice photo ops (until someone using a cell phone camera insisted on walking right up to them).
The pelicans were being quite animated spending a lot of time preening. They also exhibited a behavior I hadn’t seen before where they would slap their wings on the water then dunk themselves under. Here, one of them is seen as they slapped on the water.
![An American White Pelican splashes in the water at the Adams County, Colorado fairgrounds. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v0cIq6j5S9Y/WP_aAGpZWyI/AAAAAAAAfME/xNVz0KLksq8_Nto9RbzqClM56TbKlF3PACJoC/s710/2017-04-06%2B14-33-22%2B-%2B0038.jpg)