On our first day at Myrtle Beach, my brother pointed out this pelican. At first, it was crouched down and somewhat lethargic, but after I’d taken a walk around, I came back to discover it preening itself. It has a rather noticeable gash on its lower beak, which may hinder its ability to fish, and that might account for its behavior when I first saw it. Later, though, it took off flying over the water fishing.
Here’s how it looked when I first saw it. Quite a contrast from the video.
G. M. Lupo is a writer and photographer from Atlanta, GA. His play, Another Mother, won the 2017 Essential Theatre Play Writing Award, and had its world premiere in Atlanta in August 2017. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Working Title Playwrights in Atlanta. His most recent publication is Atlanta Stories: Fables of the New South, available at online book sellers and in Kindle format at Amazon.
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