
01-25-2009, 10:42 AM
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Re: Show us Your Photography
Hi Ard,
That is the Eastern Brown Pelican. Here is some information about them.
The Eastern Brown Pelican, is brownish-grey in body and primary feather coloring having a darker underside, white necks and heads crowned with yellow. Their large pouched bills are grey in color and their feet are a solid black. During breeding season the throat becomes chestnut in color and a yellow patch can be seen at the base of the neck. The color of a Pelican’s eyes is striking – irises often of sky-blue ringed in pink. Baby Pelicans are a fluffy lighter brown & often learn to swim before they can fly.
Frank
Eastern Brown Pelican
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