White Pelicans Buddies - Hand Embellished Giclee Painting Peacock the male brings her nesting

the male brings her nesting material and she builds a platform in a bush low over water

I paint these studies over and over again

Now you find them everywhere…restaurants

But he did not chase this one off

They come in my back yard on a regular basis hanging out in my palm trees

White Pelicans Buddies - Hand Embellished Giclee Painting Peacock the male brings her nestingGiclee Painting of a pair of American White Pelicans. One of the largest North American birds, with nine foot wing span. They are the ultimate snowbird wintering in Florida with summers up north. They are shy by nature sticking to their own group. They do not dive for food, instead they work as a team herding their prey in shallow waters. They are skilled food thieves as well. Saw these two on our dock one evening. Wondered what the relationship wasit