Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
updated 11/14: pelican, booby, tropicbird, frigatebird
!["American Pelican (© Nick Viani) Wood River Marsh, Chiloquin, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["American Pelican (© Nick Viani) Wood River Marsh, Chiloquin, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["American Pelican (© Nick Viani) Wood River Marsh, Chiloquin, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["American Pelican feather (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake",]()
!["American Pelicans (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL",]()
!["American White Pelican (Hyatt Lake, OR)",]()
!["American White Pelican, Klamath Falls, Wood River Wetlands",]()
!["American White Pelican, Link River, Klamath",]()
!["American White Pelican exhibiting the vertical plate characteristic of a breeding male (Hyatt Lake, OR)",]()
!["American White Pelican exhibiting the vertical plate characteristic of a breeding male (Hyatt Lake, OR)",]()
!["American White Pelicans (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",]()
!["Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) Rio Santa Rosalía, Mulugé, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) Rio Santa Rosalía, Mulugé, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Blue-footed Booby - with fish (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Brown Booby (© Nick Viani) Loreto Marina",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Carretera a los Planes (La Ventana), BCS, Mexico - Note: Isla Jacques Cousteau in the background - privately owned and for sale",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Rodeo Beach, Marin County, CA",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Rodeo Beach, Marin County, CA",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Ship Ashore, Smith River Estuary, CA",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Ship Ashore, Smith River Estuary, CA",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",]()
!["Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",]()
!["Cormorants, gulls, & Brown Pelicans (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",]()
!["Detail: Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",]()
!["Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Carretera a los Planes (La Ventana), BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Carretera a los Planes (La Ventana), BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Carretera a los Planes (La Ventana), BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Rio Santa Rosalía, Mulugé, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Rio Santa Rosalía, Mulugé, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",]()
!["Red-billed Tropicbird (© Nick Viani 1/29) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá (note: boated out to \"Bird Island\")",]()
!["Red-billed Tropicbird rookery (© Nick Viani 1/29) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",]()
!["White Pelicans and gulls (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",]()
!["White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
![American White Pelican]()
![American White Pelican]()
"American Pelican (© Nick Viani) Wood River Marsh, Chiloquin, Klamath Falls, OR",
"American Pelican (© Nick Viani) Wood River Marsh, Chiloquin, Klamath Falls, OR",
"American Pelican (© Nick Viani) Wood River Marsh, Chiloquin, Klamath Falls, OR",
"American Pelican feather (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake",
"American Pelicans (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL",
"American White Pelican (Hyatt Lake, OR)",
"American White Pelican, Klamath Falls, Wood River Wetlands",
"American White Pelican, Link River, Klamath",
"American White Pelican exhibiting the vertical plate characteristic of a breeding male (Hyatt Lake, OR)",
"American White Pelican exhibiting the vertical plate characteristic of a breeding male (Hyatt Lake, OR)",
"American White Pelicans (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",
"Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) Rio Santa Rosalía, Mulugé, BCS, Mexico",
"Blue-footed Booby (© Nick Viani) Rio Santa Rosalía, Mulugé, BCS, Mexico",
"Blue-footed Booby - with fish (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Brown Booby (© Nick Viani) Loreto Marina",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Carretera a los Planes (La Ventana), BCS, Mexico - Note: Isla Jacques Cousteau in the background - privately owned and for sale",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Rodeo Beach, Marin County, CA",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Rodeo Beach, Marin County, CA",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Ship Ashore, Smith River Estuary, CA",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Ship Ashore, Smith River Estuary, CA",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",
"Cormorants, gulls, & Brown Pelicans (© Nick Viani 8/14) Pelagic birding event 41 miles offshore from Westport, WA",
"Detail: Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",
"Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Carretera a los Planes (La Ventana), BCS, Mexico",
"Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Carretera a los Planes (La Ventana), BCS, Mexico",
"Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Carretera a los Planes (La Ventana), BCS, Mexico",
"Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Rio Santa Rosalía, Mulugé, BCS, Mexico",
"Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani) Rio Santa Rosalía, Mulugé, BCS, Mexico",
"Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Red-billed Tropicbird (© Nick Viani 1/29) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá (note: boated out to "Bird Island")",
"Red-billed Tropicbird rookery (© Nick Viani 1/29) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"White Pelicans and gulls (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
American White Pelican
American White Pelican