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The American white pelican is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, a...

One of the largest North American birds, the American White Pelican is majestic in the air. The birds soar with incredible steadiness on broad, white-and-black wings. Their large heads and huge, heavy bills give them a prehistoric look. On the water they dip their pouched bills to scoop up fish, or tip-up like an oversized dabbling duck. Sometimes, groups of pelicans work together to herd fish into the shallows for easy feeding. Look for them on inland lakes in summer and near coastlines in…

Fish-eating birds come in different forms. Small birds like terns and kingfishers dive for minnows and shad; eagles and ospreys grab fish from the surface and tear them into bite-sized pieces; and herons and egrets spear their prey and snatch it from the water. But those aren’t the ways of the pelicans. Instead of stabbing, snatching, and diving for food, pelicans scoop their prey from the water. And with the longest beaks in the bird world and a fleshy pouch that holds three gallons of…

White pelicans are one of North America’s largest birds. Their 9 foot wingspan is second only to the American Condor. They are true snow birds – they spend winter along our southern coasts and he…

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This is the largest of the pelicans, averaging 170–190 cm (67-75 inches) in length, 11–15 kg (24-33 lbs) in weight and just over 3 m (10 ft) in wingspan. On average, it's the world's heaviest flying species, although large male bustards and swans can exceed the pelican in maximum weight. It differs from the White Pelican in that it has curly nape feathers, grey legs and greyish-white (rather than pure white) plumage. It has a red lower mandible in the breeding season. Immatures are grey and…

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A great white pelican flies over lake Naivasha. These powerful flying birds can be found in many parts of Africa....

White Pelicans are one of my favorite birds to photograph over the summer months. You can often find them around the dams on the big river, or sometimes get lucky on some backwaters as well. On this particular outing, I tried out the OM-1 camera...the new body from OM Systems (formerly Olympus). It seemed fitting that the subject was a Pelican because that was the bird I photographed a handful of years ago when I #getolympus #iowabirding #iowabirds #omsystemcameras #whitepelican

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