St. Augustine, Florida, November 20-27, 2004 -- Boat Tour, Wednesday, November 24

There was one kind of bird whose actions were really striking.

There's no doubt about it, the pelican is a truly ridiculous and ugly bird.

Pelican in full flight

Pelican in full flight

Pelican in full flight

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Pelican dive bombing a fish

I had a little trouble figuring out exactly what was what in this shot, but once you sort it out, you can see that the pelican's wing is partially obscuring his head shortly before he hits the water.

Pelican in mid dive

The pelican hits the water, stunning his prey.

Pelican hits the water

Lunch time!

The pelican still in the water

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