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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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38 Comments (1–25)

lemurian.samurai
lemurian.samurai 11 years ago

Thanks very much

Great shot!

GretelDeRuiter
GretelDeRuiter 12 years ago

wonderful symmetry!

SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 12 years ago

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

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

Well deserve picture, congrats.

LisaPalmerFleming
LisaPalmerFleming 12 years ago

Congrats, an evocative pose and gorgeous photo.

styldesley
styldesley 12 years ago

I'm in awe! What a stunning photo.

Bong Ambutong
Bong Ambutong 12 years ago

Congrats Lemurian....

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Congrats

lemurian.samurai
lemurian.samurai 12 years ago

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

Ceci
Ceci 12 years ago

Lovely bird and picture =)

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Congats

Dennis Davenport
Dennis Davenport 12 years ago

Exceptional photo!

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

stunning shot!

peter
peter 12 years 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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lemurian.samurai
lemurian.samurai 12 years ago

Thanks for the positive feedback, much appreciated

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Wow, amazing photo!

RaquelAntunes
RaquelAntunes 12 years ago

Amazing!

Steffi
Steffi 12 years ago

Beautiful symmetry!!

lemurian.samurai
lemurian.samurai 12 years ago

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

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years 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 12 years ago

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

"Thank you, lemurian.samurai!"

mdwildlife
mdwildlife 12 years ago

Awesome shot! Way to capture the moment

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Fabulous Snap !!
what an art .....

lemurian.samurai
Spotted by
lemurian.samurai

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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

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