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Winter Visitors
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Winter Visitors (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

White Pelicans feeding at St. Marks NWR, Florida.
They migrate from as far north as the uppermost reaches of central and western Canada. I have seen them in flight before but never on the ground feeding. Most striking, they are very large. When I first saw them, thought they were some kind of swan (LOL) Posted yesterday too but this pic shows bill expanded.
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Location
NW FL -St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Date taken
Jan. 30, 2016
Scientific name
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Equipment used
Sony DSC 400X
delia todd
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Another wonderful picture you've taken of these pelicans - they do have very large pouches, don't they.

Very well done DD and thanks for sharing them with us.
 
Kits
Such a well focused and lit behavioural shot.
 

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