Breakfast for Pelican
This young pelican was in the middle of catching breakfast when we happened upon him/her. It didn’t seem to notice us as it swam and plunged its bill into the water and lifted it straight up in the air and took one big swallow. One of the largest birds in North America, with a 9-foot wingspan. Similar to the Brown Pelican in shape but much larger, and with very different in habits: Breeds far inland, feeds cooperatively in shallow lakes, does not dive from the air for fish like the brown pelican.
Breakfast for Pelican
This young pelican was in the middle of catching breakfast when we happened upon him/her. It didn’t seem to notice us as it swam and plunged its bill into the water and lifted it straight up in the air and took one big swallow. One of the largest birds in North America, with a 9-foot wingspan. Similar to the Brown Pelican in shape but much larger, and with very different in habits: Breeds far inland, feeds cooperatively in shallow lakes, does not dive from the air for fish like the brown pelican.