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The Pelicans at Beaumaris Lake here in Edmonton are providing us with many great photo ops. I posted two images.
Beaumaris Lake. Edmonton Alberta.
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The Pelicans at Beaumaris Lake here in Edmonton are providing us with many great photo ops. I posted two images.
Beaumaris Lake. Edmonton Alberta.
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It's just a normal pelican, nothing special, but I was so happy to finally be able to go to the zoo again.
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Es ist nur ein normaler Pelikan, nichts besonderes, aber ich war so glücklich, endlich wieder mal in den Zoo gehen zu können.
Strathcona Riverside Trail. Strathcona County, Alberta.
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Coming in for a landing. Taken in Estero, Florida.
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Sure seen allot of pelicans in Florida. Started to head for home and one of my crowns in my mouth came off. We made it just in GA and I finally found a dentist tha would see me in the am and hopefully they can just cement it back on.
This was taken after a big storm as the birds returned to the now peaceful water at Woy Woy Waterfront
The pelicans iin St James`s ark London have been moved to a safe area following the recent outbreak of bird flu. This solitary one must have escaped!
10 Pelicans wing their way over Lake Michigan...
I like how the bright white feathers stand out against the dark grey of the lake.
Brown pelican.
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Australian pelicans.
The pelican on the left has the deep pink beak of a bird in courting mode. The bird on the right has the pale pink beak of a bird not in courting mode. Interesting how this is also illustrated by the reaction of the one on the right to the advances of the one on the left.
Jerrabomberra wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, December, 2014.
Actually, I was looking for the mating pair of Peregrine Falcons, but the Brown Pelicans did keep doing fly-bys of the seaside cliffs to keep me entertained. This was the only one I got in full breeding color though.
Point La Jolla is a birders paradise with a wide range of cormorants and brown pelicans. On this particular Saturday morning, there were several photographers with big rigs enjoying the wonderfully warm February morning in SoCal. More photos from that session coming...
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white pelican, juvenile shortly before becoming adult.
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Taken in Cypress Hills, which is a beautiful oasis in the middle of the prairies. It is an interprovincial park located in the 2 provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. We only went to the Alberta side.
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Continuing with BIF shots with this Brown Pelican coming in for a landing. South Padre Island, Texas.
Some Info From the Cornell Lab:
"Pelicans incubate their eggs with the skin of their feet, essentially standing on the eggs to keep them warm. In the mid-twentieth century the pesticide DDT caused pelicans to lay thinner eggs that cracked under the weight of incubating parents. After nearly disappearing from North America in the 1960s and 1970s, Brown Pelicans made a full comeback thanks to pesticide regulations.
While the Brown Pelican is draining the water from its bill after a dive, gulls often try to steal the fish right out of its pouch—sometimes while perching on the pelican's head. Pelicans themselves are not above stealing fish, as they follow fishing boats and hang around piers for handouts."
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) feeding on an urban flood water control pond in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
29 June, 2012.
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This pelican just wanted the other pelicans spot. There was an empty pole next to that one but he wanted this one. They must be siblings.
On our visit to one of our favorite spots we spotted this beautiful Pelican. It reminded us of the movie "Pelican Dreams," a documentary by Judy Irving. It's about a Pelican named GG who landed on the Golden Gate bridge with an injured wing and who's rescue, rehabilitation and final release is documented. This piqued our interest in taking this shot of this juvenile. The juvenile pelican is easily identified by the brown feathers on its head and wings. Adult American White Pelicans are all white with black on their wing tips.
A beautiful, sunny Saturday at Las Gallinas Water Treatment Plant. It never ceases to amaze us when we see this prehistoric looking bird. Fossil evidence of pelicans dates back to at least 30 million years to the remains of a beak very similar to that of modern species recovered from Oligocene strata in France. The American white pelican is one of the longest birds native to North America. The species also has the second largest average wingspan of any North American bird, after the California condor.