The brown pelican is colorful during the breeding season.  The feathers on the top of his head are bright yellow with a brown and white strip down the side of his neck. When breeding season is over it fades to a dull yellow and brown.  Young birds are almost completely brown with a whitish belly....

The many moods of the Chipola River can change from a sleepy little river meandering around the bend to an angry flood after a heavy rain, rushing to the Gulf of Mexico, trying to take everything in her path. This tree house was swept away by one of those many floods.  The photo was taken...