As the sun sinks behind clouds and beyond warm Gulf Stream waters, a brown pelican alights on a mooring pole, ready to join one camera-wielding human in relaxed appreciation of another wonderful Florida Keys sunset. The avian fish gulper had been resting there, departed for a several minutes, then returned, perhaps realizing (like me) that this was a great place to simply sit down and enjoy the spectacle before turning in for the night.
2 WSW Marathon FL (5 Dec 8) Looking WSW
24.706, -81.1129Pelican Landing for Florida Sunset
As the sun sinks behind clouds and beyond warm Gulf Stream waters, a brown pelican alights on a mooring pole, ready to join one camera-wielding human in relaxed appreciation of another wonderful Florida Keys sunset. The avian fish gulper had been resting there, departed for a several minutes, then returned, perhaps realizing (like me) that this was a great place to simply sit down and enjoy the spectacle before turning in for the night.
2 WSW Marathon FL (5 Dec 8) Looking WSW
24.706, -81.1129