A Wonderful Bird is the Pelican...

“A wonderful bird is the pelican
His bill will hold more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Food enough for a week,
But I’m damned if I see how the helican.”
– Dixon Lanier Merritt

I loved the glow of his throat - and it wasn't too easy to catch it as these guys moved very quickly. It was lunch time, you know...