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Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Description:

Great White Pelicans are large birds well adapted for aquatic life.



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40 Comments (1–25)

lemurian.samurai
lemurian.samurai 8 months ago

Thanks very much

Great shot!

GretelDeRuiter
GretelDeRuiter a year ago

wonderful symmetry!

IanHanks
IanHanks a year ago

Stunning!!

SarahHiteWhitt
SarahHiteWhitt a year ago

Congrats on Photo of the Day!!
Phenomenal shot!! :)

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo a year ago

Well deserve picture, congrats.

LisaPalmerFleming
LisaPalmerFleming a year ago

Congrats, an evocative pose and gorgeous photo.

styldesley
styldesley a year ago

I'm in awe! What a stunning photo.

Bong Ambutong
Bong Ambutong a year ago

Congrats Lemurian....

SatyenM
SatyenM a year ago

Congrats

lemurian.samurai
lemurian.samurai a year ago

Wow, what an honour, thanks again for all the positive comments.

Ceci
Ceci a year ago

Lovely bird and picture =)

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves a year ago

Congats

Dennis Davenport
Dennis Davenport a year ago

Exceptional photo!

SusanEllison
SusanEllison a year ago

stunning shot!

peter
peter a year ago

Congrats Lemurian, your photo has been chosen as Spotting of the Day!

"The spectacular Great White Pelican is a graceful aquatic bird. Its incredible wingspan allows it to be airborne for an entire day without stopping."

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GaronLizana
GaronLizana a year ago

beautiful bird! i like the coloring (or lack thereof)

lemurian.samurai
lemurian.samurai a year ago

Thanks for the positive feedback, much appreciated

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler a year ago

Wow, amazing photo!

RaquelAntunes
RaquelAntunes a year ago

Amazing!

Steffi
Steffi a year ago

Beautiful symmetry!!

lemurian.samurai
lemurian.samurai a year ago

Thanks, I definitely need to get out there again with the camera, it has been a while now

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller a year ago

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/5047...
2011 Best Wildlife Photo
8,191 participants8,274 spottings
We're calling for your best wildlife photos. This featured mission is open to all members from all over the world and will run until December. The best photo will be decided by popularity and the winner will receive a fun surprise prize and some serious bragging rights.

general missions page
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions

Welcome to Project Noah! You've got some amazing shots so far. I look forward to seeing more.

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 a year ago

At the right place and the right time.. gorgeous take!

"Thank you, lemurian.samurai!"

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Lat: -29.85, Long: 31.01

Spotted on Apr 12, 2011
Submitted on Dec 4, 2011

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