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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Breeding on lakes throughout the northern Great Plains and mountain West, the American White Pelican is one of the largest birds in North America. It winters along the coasts, but breeds only inland.
freshwater pond next to San Francisco Bay
Spotted on Sep 29, 2012
Submitted on Oct 6, 2012
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Beautiful series, Donna! This spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463... because picture 3 is one of them lunging for a fish. I just learned a few days ago from another spotter, that only brown pelicans dive for their food, so I appreciate this picture of how other pelicans fish.