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“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” - Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper This morning's photograph is of four brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) flying from right to left in a blue sky with light clouds. Thye pelicans themselves are mostly silhouetted against the clouds. "Brown pelicans are large birds with gray-brown bodies, yellow heads, white necks, and long bills with pouches. They hunt fish by plunging into the sea from high altitudes and are the only pelican species that does so. They nest in colonies on islands or vegetated areas and lay two or three white eggs5. They are very social and often gather in flocks. They can live up to 40 years. They are the national or state bird of several places in the Caribbean and North America" - bing.com