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Great White Pelican
jmorlan

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Imposing with a wingspan the second largest in the world, I was surprised at how pink some of these birds looked. Perhaps that's the origin of an alternate name "Rosy Pelican." This coloration is apparently typical of some birds in breeding plumage. Such birds may be confused with the smaller, grayer Pink-backed Pelican.
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Location
Pink Lake, Walvis Bay, Namibia
Date taken
21 July 2023.
Scientific name
Pelecanus onocrotalus
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Category
Africa
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
137
Comment count
1

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
GreatWhitePelicanIMG_6343.jpg
File size
445 KB
Date taken
Fri, 21 July 2023 12:15 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 952px

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