Friday, December 14, 2012

Rare Photograph of a Flying Reptile

"Pterodactyl", Boardwalk, Shem Creek, Mt. Pleasant, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Today (or maybe it was yesterday or last week), an intrepid photographer made this image of what he asserts is a rarely seen prehistoric animal. In fact it is so rare that some experts speculate it is the first and only sighting of a pterodactyl in, well, 150 million years.

Others (foolhardy skeptics mostly) believe the said photographer displays a delusional imagination, and that the reputed flying reptile is nothing more than the ubiquitous brown pelican.

Believe whatever you wish...
 it's the internet after all
and truth is elusive.




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16 comments:

  1. JoeDecember 14, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    Now that's a pterodactyl if ever I've seen one. What a hoot. Have a good weekend Doug. I'm off on a dinosaur safari.

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  2. Traveling HawkDecember 14, 2012 at 2:21 AM

    Interesting dellusion...

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  3. ArndDecember 14, 2012 at 3:12 AM

    A fine image that mirrors your chosen words so nicely.
    Gorgeous capture of this ‘pterosaurian’ in motion.

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  4. FocalesDecember 14, 2012 at 5:01 AM

    What wonderful light ! magnificent.

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  5. Photo AttractionDecember 14, 2012 at 5:53 AM

    What a catch!
    Beautiful light and colors.

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  6. yzDecember 14, 2012 at 7:01 AM

    wow, it's the new canon with the built-in time-machine?

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  7. BitchDecember 14, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    Yes, why not....

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  8. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerDecember 14, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Well, whatever it is, It's certainly caused a stir!
    Duncan In Kuantan

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  9. Lili SulastriDecember 14, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    Well, that would of been great, right? The geologists will have a field day! Great shot and colour.

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  10. john4jackDecember 14, 2012 at 6:19 PM

    lovely warm light. looks prehistoric to me:-))

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  11. London CallerDecember 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    That's a brown pelican?
    He he... I thought it was a snipe.

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  12. georgeDecember 17, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Snipe...pelican...pterodactyl...whatever, it picked a great evening to take to the wing. And what a shot, lovely textures, shadows and leading lines all bathed in beautiful light.

    The stuff of legends...

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  13. ChristopherDecember 17, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    I'm going with pterodactyl because it makes my brain happy.

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  14. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    L'image est très belle, l'intrusion de la préhistoire apporte du mystère à la photo.

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  15. franzDecember 18, 2012 at 5:04 PM

    great (evening?) light along this boardwalk. hope you found a safe spot in view of this dino attack ... ;-)

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  16. rianJanuary 1, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    if it's from the internets, it must be true.. ;D nice catch!

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