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australian pelican

  1. Peelamuk

    Peelamuk

    The afternoon trip took us up one of the hills by Albany, where the windfarm is sited. We didn't actually see any birds (at least not photographable ones) but the path up to the cliff top had quite a few of these plaques, this one showing an Australian Pelican. Mogorro appears to mean the...
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    • 2019 albany albany windfarm australia australian pelican nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Art & Graphics
  2. Think they must have had a busy night!

    Think they must have had a busy night!

    A group of Australian Pelicans, doing what they do best, loafing around or sleeping LOL
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    • 2019 albany australia australian pelican little grove nikon coolpix p900 november pelecanus conspicillatus western australia
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Photo-bomber

    Photo-bomber

    I wasn't actually trying to take a picture of the Australian Pelican, it photo-bombed my attempt to take a picture of a bush fire. Glad we were quite a way away from it, with some water in between!
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian pelican australian pelican flight bush fire denmark nikon coolpix p900 november ocean beach pelecanus conspicillatus western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican
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    • australian pelican pelecanus conspicillatus
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Crossing continents?

    Crossing continents?

    After I got the mud off my shoes, we followed on round Wilson's Inlet and then I saw signs to Denmark!!! Where are they taking me? Rather a nice town but we skirted it to go down to the river, getting a super close view of an Australian Pelican floating about in sparkling water!
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian pelican denmark nikon coolpix p900 november pelecanus conspicillatus western australia
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Black and White makes Grey

    Black and White makes Grey

    After breakfast we set off in the other direction up the coast. First stop was down to Morley Beach. At first sight it looked devoid of birds, but then you got your eye in and out there were loads and loads of birds *a bit distant) but seemed to be raft after raft of Black Swans... here's a few...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican black swan denmark grey teal morley beach nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Always one on watch

    Always one on watch

    If you look closely, you'll see that the Australian Pelican on the left has his eye open... wonder who/what he's afraid of?
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian pelican emu point nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour pelecanus conspicillatus western australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. So big and so small

    So big and so small

    Just along from the spoonbills, was what looked like the old moorings, which a deal of birds seemed to be using for low tide roosting. Among them Australian Pelicans and Little Pied Cormorants. Anyone see anything else... they're all a bit dozy LOL
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian pelican emu point little pied cormorant microcarbo melanoleucos nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour western australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Returnee

    Returnee

    This Australian Pelican appeared from somewhere and flew over the mud to join some pals.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian pelican flight little grove nikon coolpix p900 november pelecanus conspicillatus western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Daddy bird, Mummy bird and Baby bird

    Daddy bird, Mummy bird and Baby bird

    Sorry, just couldn't resist that title, just reminded me of the Goldilocks story LOL. Just beyond the Welcome Swallows was this group consisting of Australian Pelican, Great Cormorant, Silver Gull, Caspian Tern and Great Crested Tern.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian pelican caspian tern chroicocephalus novaehollandiae great cormorant great crested tern hydroprogne caspia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november pelecanus conspicillatus phalacrocorax carbo silver gull thalasseus bergii western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Standing proud

    Standing proud

    Standing on a pole, which looks like it was put there for especially for the birds, was Australian Pelican. A rather haughty look I think LOL
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican mannum nikon coolpix p900 november pelecanus conspicillatus south australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican

    A rather dirty Australian Pelican
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. High flyover

    High flyover

    We were now wandering along towards the carpark when a pair of Australian Pelicans flew over. A bit of a rushed short, so it's not great, sorry. Been a bit of a day, ending up on yet more pills! Also some ointment for my feet, which seem to be suffering because the nerves to them aren't working...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican fleurieu mount compass nikon coolpix p900 october pelecanus conspicillatus south australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Swimming through debris

    Swimming through debris

    While I'd been on the top of the weir wall, I decided to have a little wander along the bank on the other side. There was an awful lot of, what appeared to be, leaf litter coming downstream. It got held up by the weir and just trickled through the small spillway. An Australian Pelican was...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october oxenford weir pelecanus conspicillatus queensland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican in flight
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Pelicans in the fog

    Pelicans in the fog

    Australian Pelicans in the fog
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    • australian pelican pelecanus conspicillatus pelican
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Big Boy

    Big Boy

    Even lying down these Australian Pelicans look absolutely huge. Even the scientific name seems to reflect that (conspicuous? Not sure of the root).) Amazing birds I think.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican bribie island buckley's hole buckley's hole beach fuji finepix hs50 october pelecanus conspicillatus queensland
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. A big guy

    A big guy

    We called in a Lindum Park Wetlands again but a different part of it this time. A huge Pelican was swimming by. They do make easy subjects to start the day off.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican brisbane fuji finepix hs50 lindum wetlands park october pelecanus conspicillatus queensland
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Group Activities

    Group Activities

    On our return to the lake area a whole flock of Pelicans swam into view and started diving, I guess for food. It made quite a site really, especially for someone who hadn't seen pelicans before that trip!
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican brisbane fuji finepix hs50 pelecanus conspicillatus queensland september tygum park
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. What a splash

    What a splash

    I'm not sure now, if he was fishing or bathing - whatever, water was flying everywhere LOL. Yep, there were these huge pelicans on there too, I'll maybe show more later. I wonder if "conspicillatus" translates as conspicuous in some language or other?
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican brisbane fuji finepix hs50 pelecanus conspicillatus queensland september tygum park
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Close to the ground

    Close to the ground

    A huge, slow-flying pelican came past. As you can see there's not much undercarriage clearance LOL. I still struggle to understand how they manage to take off at all though - they just seem to defy gravity LOL
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian pelican brisbane fuji finepix hs50 pelecanus conspicillatus queensland september wellington point
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican
    • thunor
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    • australian pelican flight pelecanus conspicillatus
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican

    Australian Pelican
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    • australian pelican pelecanus conspicillatus
    • Comments: 5
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