Tom Eckles wrote, “I was flying north towards home from Castle Rock [off the north end of Gualala] when I spotted them already flying. The drone elevation above the pelicans was approximately 400 feet.  My drone has three cameras which allows a safe distance without disturbing the critters. I followed for close to a mile at around 30 mph, when I checked.”  Here is a still photos from Tom's video.

At first Tom thought these were American White Pelicans, but experts looked at his photo and the video and determined they were Brown Pelicans lit by the sun.

Tom is very ethical in not wanting to disturb wildlife in any way, which I appreciate very much.

You can view Tom's mesmerizing video at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU5_Fzu_7ME

And to see more of Tom's videos, here is a link to his youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@tomeckles

Warm and windy today - lots of white caps on the ocean!