1. American White Pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Gordon's Pond, Sussex County, Delaware, USA, November 5, 2006. These birds were a long way away but ahh, the awesome resolving power of 10 megapixels. Below is the original photo from which this crop was taken, sized to the same 600 pixel width. Nikon D80; Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6G AF lens (@300mm); 1/500, f10, ISO 200.

2. American White Pelicans P. erythrorhynchos, Gordon's Pond, Sussex County, Delaware, USA, November 5, 2006. Nikon D80; Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6G AF lens (@300mm); 1/500, f10, ISO 200.

3. American White Pelicans P. erythrorhynchos, Gordon's Pond, Sussex County, Delaware, USA, November 5, 2006. Another crop from a far-off shot of these distant birds, this time compounded by shooting in to the light. Nikon D80; Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6G AF lens (@300mm); 1/500, f14, ISO 200.