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  1. American White pelican art!

    American White pelican art!

    After hunching over the computer for hours, I have FINALLY finished this drawing of a pelican! I used a Wacom One tablet I got for my birthday 4 days ago... I feel like I really got a pencil drawing feel here, with the textures and strokes, but I dunno, I might just be hyping it up because I...
  2. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    Taken on a mudflat on South Padre Island. Thanks for viewing
  3. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) A rare visitor here.
  4. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), nonbreeding plumage.
  5. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

  6. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    Looking for something the right size.
  7. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    Much activity here today near the dam.
  8. American White Pelicans

    American White Pelicans

    On Three-1-2-3, Feeding on large fish that are spilling over the dam.
  9. Pellican at Riverlands Mar 2024 2.jpg

    Pellican at Riverlands Mar 2024 2.jpg

    American White Pelican during migration along Mississippi / Illinois Rivers
  10. American White Pelican (juvenile)

    American White Pelican (juvenile)

    American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) juvenile.
  11. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

  12. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

  13. AWPE..JPG

    AWPE..JPG

    Pod of pelicans (rare in SE Arizona) visiting local golf course pond
  14. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    A single bird soared gracefully overhead, but did not land in the pond. Note broken tips to outer primaries. This is an adult starting to grow a fibrous plate on its upper mandible which both sexes get during breeding season. Note also that the bill is starting to turn red. They are migrants and...
  15. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    This is an adult in non-breeding plumage showing short crest feathers on its nape. Its bill will turn red in breeding plumage. They do not breed here, but are migrants and winter visitors breeding on remote islands on inland lakes to the north. This species is one of the largest and heaviest...
  16. American White Pelicans

    American White Pelicans

    American White Pelicans behind my house
  17. American White Pelicans

    American White Pelicans

    American White Pelicans behind my house
  18. Pelican

    Pelican

    American White Pelican
  19. American White Pelican, Lake Bryan.jpg

    American White Pelican, Lake Bryan.jpg

    American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
  20. American white pelicans

    American white pelicans

    One of our largest birds of any type, these huge pelicans gather down here in winter in groups of dozens, but you never know where you'll find them...they could show up in a local wetlands, or a golf course lake!
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    pelicanshine.jpg

    Pelican in shimmering waters.
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    pelicanflock.jpg

    Flock of Pelicans on lake.
  23. American White Pelican.JPG

    American White Pelican.JPG

    Many off these around
  24. American White Pelicans.jpg

    American White Pelicans.jpg

    American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Nonbreeding plumage.
  25. American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    A friend of mine, who is a much more experienced birder, let me know that some pelicans were hanging out at Eagle Marsh. I went over with my BIL. We found them, and were able to get some good views. Neat birds!
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