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ALL PELICAN SPECIES:
Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that makes up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches and bare facial skin of all species become brightly coloured before the breeding season. The eight living pelican species have a patchy global distribution, ranging latitudinally from the tropics to the temperate zone, though they are absent from interior South America as well as from polar regions and the open ocean.
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BROWN PELICAN SPECIES:
The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a small pelican found in the Americas. It is one of the best known and most prominent birds found in the coastal areas of the southern and western United States.
This bird is readily distinguished from the American White Pelican by its non-white plumage, smaller size and its habit of diving for fish from the air.
Pelicans are very gregarious birds; they live in flocks of both sexes throughout the year. They are exceptionally buoyant due to the internal air sacks beneath their skin and in their bones, and as graceful in the air as they are clumsy on land. In level flight, pelicans fly in groups, with their heads held back on their shoulders, the bills resting on their folded necks.
When forage, pelicans fly to a considerable height over a school of fish and then dive at a high speed into the water, often completely submerging itself below the surface as it quickly snaps up its prey before it can swim away. The pelican then comes back to the surface and spills the water out of its throat pouch that had been caught in the plunge and then throw back their head to swallow the prey. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Pelican
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I actually didn't take this one. My sister did, but I thought I'd add it anyway because it is most amazing.
I took a little road trip to Shell Beach which is appx 25 miles
south east of New Orleans proper. A hard hit fishing community.
There is a Hurricane Katrina memorial at the end of Yscloskey Hwy....
both on shore and in the water. It's also an area where fishermen take
their boats out to the giant Lake Borgne, it is along the Mississippi River
-Gulf Outlet (MRGO) which is an inlet the leads to the Gulf Of Mexico.
I saw this wondeful light streaming through the clouds on my way home from work and I just had to stop. I was in delight taking shots from all different angles totally enjoying life, when all of a sudden my camera stopped working. The mirror will not flip up. Yep my 40D is in for repairs again. Though I am very grateful to have it under warrenty, needless to say I have a heavy heart. I can only hope for fog for the next 3 weeks. Ok just kidding.
Last picture of 2017 is the last sunset of the year. This closes out four straight years of doing a picture a day. On to year five!
The annual Canvey Island Bus Rally took place on Sunday 8 October 2017, with DT29 making its first appearance at the event. Before the busy day commenced there was an opportunity to take the vehicle along the Eastern Esplanade for a few pictures. DT29 is seen at Shellbeach Road. At the event DT29 would carry 300 visitors on the seventeen trips it made between the Museum site and Labworth.