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Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Notes:

Seen at Old Man Lagoon, a small lagoon near Chinchilla. Pelicans are widespread on freshwater, estuarine and marine wetlands and waterways including lakes, swamps, rivers, coastal islands and shores.

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4 Comments

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

Beautiful 'in-flight' shot Shanna.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 10 years ago

Great shot, Shanna. Pelicans have such awesome personalities. Love the old tree in the second photo too. Wicked.

ShannaB
ShannaB 10 years ago

Thanks Mac! He was a bit far away though, I would have liked to get closer.

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 10 years ago

Nice pic Shanna

ShannaB
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ShannaB

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jan 13, 2014
Submitted on Jan 18, 2014

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