While taking a walk on the boardwalk near the Cedar Key cemetery, we were greeted with a pleasant surprise when we got to the Northeast overlook area.  A large group of White Pelicans awaited us!

Here are a few shots that I took today…

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With a 400mm lens, I had to get WAY back to try to get most of them in…

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The Pelicans as seen though the boardwalk fencing…

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A shot of the bayou..

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Unlike Brown Pelicans, White Pelicans don’t come onto shore where people are.  Often they stay quite a ways off shore, so it’s always a treat to get to see them up close.

I have been told that the White Pelicans have been seen off the path behind the Cedar Key Museum State Park on many mornings.