Pelican

A pelican touches down but doesn't dive just offshore at El Capitan State Beach north of Santa Barbara, California

I had to post one more photo I liked from the weekend due to the optical illusion in the image. It appears the ocean is simply dropping off to a lower level while the pelican, who just aborted a dive and only touched the water, is returning to flight. Actually, the dark area of water is a cresting wave just behind the breaking wave that is about to roll over into white, foamy surf.

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