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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Description:

A huge white bird with a long flat bill and black wing tips. In breeding season has a short yellowish crest on back of head and horny plate on upper part of the beak

Habitat:

Shallow Lakes, and Coastal nesting grounds

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3 Comments

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

awesome reflection

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Great shot :)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

beautiful,

daniel.dparsons
Spotted by
daniel.dparsons

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Jun 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012

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