White Ibis return to their island in Smacks Bayou in Snell Isle Saint Petersburg
I had scouted out a corner of Smacks Bayou a few weeks ago with a seawall close to where pelicans were flying past just above the water. Since then I had been envisioning making a photo of a pelican doing just that, skimming over the surface of the water made from as close to its eye level as possible without a kayak. After 650+ shots this late afternoon, and 30 minutes of lying on my stomach right on the concrete seawall, I was not successful in making the shot I had imagined.
My consolation prize (hardly) was the above photograph of a flock of white ibis heading back to what I call the "bird island of Smacks Bayou." It will have to do for now.
The next time I go back to that spot it will be at sunrise to see if light from the opposite corner of the bayou is any better.