I have always felt that Brown Pelicans supplied the inspiration for Klingon Battle Cruisers ;-) Dan Smith dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 512-451-2632 http://www.wordsmithofaustin.com On Mar 19, 2013, at 2:38 PM, MBB22222@xxxxxxx wrote: > From all living dinosaur descendants (birds) Brown Pelicans look the most ‘ > prehistoric’ to me. And here they are during incredible feeding frenzy > catching and swallowing all fishes they can get that were trapped inside the > canal during incoming tide. I know that most people prefer to look at still > photos but in this case photos could not possibly show the true action that > only motion picture can. It is a little lengthy video but the first part > (showing the action in normal motion) is only one and half minute long. > These > who want to see incredible details of pelican body movements during dive > and plunge might want to watch another 10 minutes (or part of it) shown in > slow motion. So even if you usually do not watch video clips give this one a > try and, I hope, it will be fun to watch at least the first, short part. I > already watched it a few times and still keep getting amused. > > _http://youtu.be/M9JE7T_b1WY_ (http://youtu.be/M9JE7T_b1WY) > > Mark B Bartosik > Houston, Texas > _http://www.pbase.com/mbb/from_the_field_ > (http://www.pbase.com/mbb/from_the_field) > _http://www.youtube.com/user/ospreyquest_ > (http://www.youtube.com/user/ospreyquest) > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner