A Huge White Pelican Just Flew Over My House!

I was in my back yard cutting my grass this morning with one of those non-powered reel push mowers. At the same time, I was watching the sky knowing that this will be the last weekend that large numbers of broad-winged Hawks might move through the area.

Suddenly, I see this huge black and white bird with an an enormous wingspan (108") flying towards my direction.

 It was soaring like a giant bird bird of prey. What an awesome sight an American White Pelican is when in flight! It's also considered a rare sighting for Connecticut. Maybe I should start cutting my grass more often!

A White Pelican Christmas At Old Saybrook

 I took a ride down to south cove in Old Saybrook hoping to get a glimpse of the 3 American White Pelicans which had been reported there. The lighting wasn't good but I was happy to get a photo capturing my first view ever of pelicans. With temperatures reaching 70 degrees and white pelicans instead of a white Christmas you would think we were in Florida instead of Connecticut!