Submitted by Katherine Dudley Hoehn
March 16, 2019 11:00 p.m.
White Pelicans – North Florida Winter Visitors
In winter the pelicans so white
Choose Amelia over cold northern nights.
Not fond of things foreign;
They don’t care for humans.
Sensing people said pellies take flight.
Editor’s Note: Katherine Dudley Hoehn’s White Pelican photos were taken near a sandbar on Simpson Creek. An avid writer and photographer, Katherine also enjoys kayaking (click here to view Katherine’s Blog). We not only have these beautiful photos, but a clever limerick for you to enjoy in honor of St Patrick’s Day.
Katherine grew up in Florida but spent most of her career in the Washington, DC area as a lobbyist, and fundraiser. She is ecstatic to be in Fernandina Beach, writing, taking photographs and consulting under the supervision of her two chocolate lab mutts. Although she considers her work to be endlessly enjoyable, she also likes to kayak, take nature hikes and read murder mysteries.
What a wonderful bird is the pelican/His beak holds more than his belly can.