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Pelecanus crispus
This huge bird is by a slight margin the largest of the pelican species and one of the largest living bird species. It measures 160 to 183 cm (5 ft 3 in to 6 ft 0 in) in length, 7.25–15 kg (16.0–33.1 lb) in weight and 290–345 cm (9 ft 6 in–11 ft 4 in) in wingspan. Its median weight is around 11.5 kg (25 lb), which makes it perhaps the world's heaviest flying bird species, although the largest individuals among male bustards and swans may be heavier than the largest individual Dalmatian pelican. (Wikipedia)
Spotted in the lake Orestiada of Kastoria. Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the region of West Macedonia.
Greek name: Αργυροπελεκάνος
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Nice series!