wildlife at playa pelada
One early morning in January 2015 I went birdwatching at Playa Pelada at the pacific coast of Costa Rica. Hundreds of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) were flying up and down the coastline, occasionally diving into the waves for fresh fish. I was fascinated by their elegant flying style. Their ability to dive like a rocket into the sea and catch their prey is remarkable. Their beaks Besides the pelicans there were others on the lookout for a tasty morning snack: elegant great white egrets, terns, an osprey and a vulture.
- Waiting for the fish
- Pelican diving, egret flying
- Waiting for Fish
- Pelican in Flight
- Pelicans in the Waves
- Pelicans and an Egret
- Pelicans in Flight
- Pelicans in the Surf
- Cruisin’
- Pelican taking off
- Pelicans in the surf
- Flying Egret
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- At the Beach
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Flying Tern
- A tern dives, catches a small fish and flies away.
- Osprey on a Tree
- Turkey Vulture