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Community Lens for June 22
“This pair of pelicans would hang out on the dock of a house we were renting on Big Pine Key, ” wrote Jonathan Page. “I saw them every morning and took the opportunity to snap some pictures of them.” Although the large bird is seen often near water, poet Ogden Nash perhaps captured it best in his poem, The Pelican. “A wonderful bird is the pelican. His bill will hold more than his belly can. He can take in his beak/ Food enough for a week. But I’m damned if I see how the hell he can.
Calling amateur photographers!
Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see.
About the Author
A Midwesterner by birth, but a Southerner by heritage, Arlinda Smith Broady has a combination of solid values, easy-going charm and unrelenting thirst for knowledge that makes her a not only a dedicated journalist, but a compassionate community member. She seeks truth and justice, but is just as eager to spread good news and share a witty story.
