![Signs of spring as the boys of summer return Signs of spring as the boys of summer return](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/03-11-2022-Adco-Pelicans/i-4D3snhQ/0/d24ea439/X4/20220311%2013-25-40%200368-X4.jpg)
American white pelicans are some of the first migratory birds to return to the Colorado Front Range in the spring. Their arrival is a sure sign of the changing of the seasons.
On Thursday, I saw some but they were too far off to do anything with. Yesterday after work, I found a couple dozen of them hanging out at a local pond. They provided a couple of hours’ worth of fun photo ops as they swam, flew and fished.
These guys are just gorgeous – and massive. They are also my wife’s favorite so when I see them, I am required to photograph them or I will hear about it. 😉
![An American white pelican comes in for a landing in Colorado. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/03-11-2022-Adco-Pelicans/i-sjnWFz6/0/f844c299/X4/20220311%2012-25-46%200025-X4.jpg)
![American white pelicans comes in for a landing in Colorado. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/03-11-2022-Adco-Pelicans/i-JwxzT9x/0/ad8712cb/X4/20220311%2012-31-36%200190-X4.jpg)
![A large group of American white pelicans swim across a pond. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/03-11-2022-Adco-Pelicans/i-nvJg2Xq/0/c9de3bd9/X4/20220311%2012-35-41%200213-X4.jpg)
![An American white pelican flies low over a pond. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/03-11-2022-Adco-Pelicans/i-wwBn2rb/0/ae001a51/X4/20220311%2014-03-07%200397-X4.jpg)