Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens).
Taken in “Birdland Park and Gardens” a wildlife park straddling the River Windrush in Bourton-on-the-Water. An incongruous find in the heart of Britain’s Cotswolds. Started by eccentric bird lover Len Hill (aka the Penguin Millionaire) Birdland is part of an international breeding program for vulnerable species.
The Pink-backed pelican is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa and southern Arabia Breeding adults have long feather plumes on the head.
It shares its habitat with the great white pelican, which is generally larger and has white instead of greyish plumage.
Wikipedia.
Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens).
Taken in “Birdland Park and Gardens” a wildlife park straddling the River Windrush in Bourton-on-the-Water. An incongruous find in the heart of Britain’s Cotswolds. Started by eccentric bird lover Len Hill (aka the Penguin Millionaire) Birdland is part of an international breeding program for vulnerable species.
The Pink-backed pelican is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa and southern Arabia Breeding adults have long feather plumes on the head.
It shares its habitat with the great white pelican, which is generally larger and has white instead of greyish plumage.
Wikipedia.