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American White Pelican
ducbucln

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Hubbie and I walked out to a sandbar to see the pelicans. The only problem was that they preferred to just be lazy and not show off their beautiful wings. We got pretty close and they just continued to sleep. This one gave us a big yawn so we took the hint and decided to leave them alone.
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Location
Clear Lake, California
Date taken
10-13-14
Scientific name
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Equipment used
Canon 7D, Canon 100-400
delia todd
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LOL Vicki - you described that experience so well. I just love that yawn, showing off his pouch!

Thanks for the smile Vicki.
 
KC Foggin
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Oh man Vicki! How often do we get to see the fully opened mouth of these guys? Hardly ever and this is spectacular girl!
 
STEFFRO1
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Wow, you could put a lot f fish in there!! lol!! Lovely shot showing off that beautiful color!! tfs it!!
 

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