Pelicans

Yesterday we went on an outing on Albert Lea Lake with friends on a pontoon with a grille and beer cooler. It was a good afternoon. 😊

Fellow boaters. Really, really classic boaters. The only other boat we saw on the lake all afternoon.

The city of Albert Lea is wedged between Fountain Lake and Albert Lea Lake. We live on the outer reaches of Fountain Lake, which is more of a meandering urban lake. On the other hand Albert Lea Lake is a fairly big piece of water - between 2,500 and 3,000 acres. Yesterday we were out with friends on a large pontoon on A.L. (equipped with a smoldering charcoal grille - pork loin, potatoes, corn on the cob, etc - and a large cooler of assorted craft beer). 

There were some Eagles soaring overhead and miscellaneous waterfowl, but mostly smart talk with friends, and White Pelicans! We have handfuls of Pelicans and Cormorants fishing our shore but rarely big numbers. There are a lot of first year Pelicans on A.L. Pelicans in the water; Pelicans in the air. Hundreds? Thousands? Probably several hundred, but jeez, way too many to count. Way too many to photograph without a wider angle lens than I have.

Paul's backyard  shore.

 Good to be on Minnesota water with friends,  - Gunnar