THE PELICANS AT CAPITOL LAKE
After shooting about 32,000 frames since the end of May 2023 and obtaining camera equipment with enhanced distance capability, our quest for American White Pelicans continues!
On our last trip to Baton Rouge, we went to Capitol Lake. We found a number of White Pelicans willing to pose for two novice nature photographers.
![P1 BR 8 26 PL4 CPTL LAKE 11 9 23 DSC09919T-sharpen 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/33ddfa32-f4a4-493a-8b38-879ae2107a22/P1+BR+8+26+PL4+CPTL+LAKE+11+9+23+DSC09919T-sharpen+1.jpg)
![P1 BR 8 26 PL6 CPTL LAKE 11 9 23 DSC09960T-sharpen 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/4943f72b-7de3-4276-8f99-e58e70aa32cf/P1+BR+8+26+PL6+CPTL+LAKE+11+9+23+DSC09960T-sharpen+1.jpg)
![P1 BR 8 26 PL8 CPTL LAKE 11 9 23 DSC09983T-sharpen 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/3bef1343-0037-4278-ab82-9c21a9813664/P1+BR+8+26+PL8+CPTL+LAKE+11+9+23++DSC09983T-sharpen+1.jpg)
![P1 BR 8 26 PL11 CPTL LAKE 11 9 23 DSC09848T-sharpen 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/d872119c-1909-4475-a247-174a3da4704d/P1+BR+8+26+PL11+CPTL+LAKE+11+9+23+DSC09848T-sharpen+1.jpg)
![P1 BR 8 26 PL12 CPTL LAKE 11 9 23CDSC09893T-sharpen 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/426c5dce-30f7-4d26-98aa-3e9e96de21b4/P1+BR+8+26+PL12+CPTL+LAKE+11+9+23CDSC09893T-sharpen+1.jpg)
![P1 BR 8 26 PL17 CPTL LAKE 11 9 23 DSC09528T-enhance-1.8x 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/9b91a882-60a6-40ae-926d-03208ae2039b/P1+BR+8+26+PL17+CPTL+LAKE+11+9+23+DSC09528T-enhance-1.8x+1.jpg)
![P1 BR 8 26 PL19 CPTL LAKE 11 9 23 DSC09579T-enhance-2.3x 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/2c7f8033-046d-4ebd-8c4e-6837c80a840c/P1+BR+8+26+PL19+CPTL++LAKE+11+9+23+DSC09579T-enhance-2.3x+1.jpg)
![P1 BR 8 26 PL23 CPLT LAKE 11 4 23 DSC09281 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/5c2035e1-63dd-4e25-a896-9e6f0ec452eb/P1+BR+8+26+PL23+CPLT+LAKE+11+4+23+DSC09281+1.jpg)
![PELICAN MORNING GROOMING AFTER NIGHTS ROOST ON SMALL CAPITOL LAKE ACROSS THE STREET FROM GOVERNOR'S MANSION,](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/1e87fdf7-83a3-4428-a025-574ada6b468a/P1+BR+8+26+PL1+CPTL+LAKE+11+9+23+DSC09887T-denoise+1.jpg)
PELICAN MORNING GROOMING AFTER NIGHTS ROOST ON SMALL CAPITOL LAKE ACROSS THE STREET FROM GOVERNOR'S MANSION,
![P1 BR 8 26 PL22 CPTL LAKE 11 4 23 DSC09265 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/2be2f300-6de9-4196-a142-8bf908f56652/P1+BR+8+26+PL22+CPTL+LAKE+11+4+23+DSC09265+1.jpg)
![CHECK WEBBED FEET DOWN - CLEARED TO LAND](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6553dc0d6635bf6abad54516/cc953e58-e372-44ee-bb8b-78c5e58057d8/P1+BR+8+26+PL24+CPTL+LAKE+11+4+23+DSC09082+1.jpg)
CHECK WEBBED FEET DOWN - CLEARED TO LAND