Great White Pelican(Pelecanus Onocrotalus) in St James's Park - (Published by GETTY IMAGES)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seven metres at 13:15pm on Tuesday 10th October 2023 off the Mall and Horse Guards Road within the grounds of St James's Park in Central London, one of the Royal parks of London situated in South West London.

 

 

This is a pair of Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus Onocrotalus), of which there are six beautiful individuals now residing in St James's Park. Weighing in at roughly 11kgs, they have wingspans of up to three metres and a six foot body length. They are also known as the Eastern white pelican, Rosy Pelican or White Pelican and are found mostly in Southeastern Europe, Asia and the African swamps and lakes.

 

 

First introduced to St James's Park in 1664 as a gift from the Russian Ambassador, over 40 pelicans have since made the park home.

 

 

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LATITUDE: N 51d 30m 9.10s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 8.00s

ALTITUDE: 7.0m

 

 

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PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 38.40MB

 

 

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