Professor Longhair, I Presume?
I think that the long head feathers on this American white pelican, distinguish him as an older gentleman. He still has a mating bump on the bill on top of his pouch. That'll fade away in a few weeks, when the mating season end.
Surprising to me, we I've never seen white pelican mating and/or nesting at Cherry Creek Reservoir, although we have a colony of pelicans every year.
Professor Longhair, I Presume?
I think that the long head feathers on this American white pelican, distinguish him as an older gentleman. He still has a mating bump on the bill on top of his pouch. That'll fade away in a few weeks, when the mating season end.
Surprising to me, we I've never seen white pelican mating and/or nesting at Cherry Creek Reservoir, although we have a colony of pelicans every year.