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We are staying in a lovely hotel in Swakopmund, Namibia. On Wednesday, April 20 we enjoyed one of our best days of the trip. We photographed Great White Pelicans in the morning and both Lesser and Greater Flamingoes in the afternoon. Then another great dinner, this one at Swakopmund Brauhaus. Wim has me drinking a glass of red wine for my health each evening at dinner. Tonight I had two with the expected happy results. Twenty-six days post surgery I am feeling strong and doing great with a bit of lingering discomfort.
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The Streak
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I’m amused that you named the photo no-peeking. 🙂
Hi Artie,
The photo is the interior of the upper beak of a pelican. The only way I can imagine the beak in this position is if the bird leaned it’s head backward to put the beak on its back, presumably to preen. A real yoga move and fascinating detail. 🙂
I am correcting my April 28 comment. I now think it is the top surface of the pelican’s upper beak.
Looks like a bird that’s either curled up or preening. I.e. somebody’s beak. Only thing I’d change is to have it less centered in the photo.
Artie,
Surely this is an ornamental sword fashioned by a master craftsman from gold, emeralds, rubies, ivory and other of the most treasured finery on earth. Great photo! Barrett
Bingo! artie at the Windhoek Airport on the way to J-Burg for the red-eye to JFK tonight.
Extrordinary colours. It could be China but it looks more organic on closer inspection.
It’s a Great White Pelican preening it’s feathers, either at Swakupmond or Walvis Bay estuary. Think was taking in the morning as the beach is west facing and do not see shadows.
Artie, I didn’t look at the comments, yet, but It’s the beak of a bird preening the top of it’s wing. Don’t know what kind of bird though…
I join the others in saying that it’s the tip of a white pelican’s beak.
Close up (or cropped picture) of the distal end of a great white pelican on it’s chest.
Photo is a bird’s beak and tongue preening feathers!!
A pelican beak resting on the chest.
Breeding adult Great White Pelican bill. Nice image!
This is absolutely beautiful. Pelicans are calm and patient birds which allows us to experiment.
Beak of a Pelican.
Hi Artie, I think the image in today’s blog is a close up view of the top of a white pelican’s bill. i like this sort of image. Keep up the good work.