First Arrivals
American White Pelicans winter every year at White Rock Lake then migrate away in the Spring. These three were the first to show up this year, about mid September. The black on top of the head is their eclipse plumage. It will turn solid white as winter deepens.
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
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First Arrivals
American White Pelicans winter every year at White Rock Lake then migrate away in the Spring. These three were the first to show up this year, about mid September. The black on top of the head is their eclipse plumage. It will turn solid white as winter deepens.
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
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Uploaded on December 24, 2015
Taken on September 15, 2015