Pink Pelican by danob
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Description
This bird is one of the smallest of the eight pelican species, but the wing span is still around 8ft. The pelican is white, grey and pink in colour with dark grey wing tips. The top of the beak is yellow and the inside of the pouch pink. Mature individuals have long feather plumes on the back of the head. Of course, they also have a classic pelican beak with the huge throat pouch beneath.
Lifestyle: They feed on a variety of foods, including small invertebrates and amphibians but their main food is fish. Only the brown pelican dives into the water from the air. All the other species plunge their heads under the water whilst floating on the surface and fill their pouches with fish and water. They then shake the water out of the end of their beak and swallow the fish whole. Sometimes they will move away from water into drier areas to feed on locusts.
Comments (40)
You have shown what might be considered by some as a comical and awkward bird to actually be a creature of grace and beauty. The mottled coloring on his beak is incredible. That sharp point at the end looks to be carefully avoided! His neck feathers looks incredibly soft. Just wonderful detail to be seen here! Outstanding!
loved the info on this beauty ... much differant from the grey and whites have around here ( white at lakes grey at the beach) beautiful capture of him too such a crisp shot!!
I should never look at the gallery before I post a picture, I'm so unworthy. This is just indiscribable (for me) but the simplisity of form and the striking detail are breathtaking! Thank you so much for posting!
Beautiful and sharp !
Fine shot of a beautiful creature. Thanks for the info as always.
A wonderful portrait!!!
OMG Daniel!!! This is one of the best Pelicans shots i ever seen my friend!!! Very well composed and superbe quality.. Goes right a way to my favorite Mr.. Thank you and have a nice day, oh!! btw: Congratulations once again for being our Moderator now on the Photography section (Forum)You deserve it Mr. :)Sigh!! JOE
Spectacular, another gorgeous photo!
Gorgeous!
Pretty shot Dan, nice subdued pink in this gorgeous bird. Greeeeat shot~ Aloha~
What more can you say than lovely? A gorgeous capture of a very interesting bird. Excellent.
Beautiful bird..but what is pink on it?! Super shot!!!
Amazing shot, it's cropped perfectly, incredible detail!!!
Fantastic work my friend....!!! Splendid portrait......!!!!
Fascinating - I always thought a Pelican was a Pelican now I know not so. I also learned they have a beak at the end of that rather long bill. Excellent portait amd information.
Thanks for the info on this bird... We got sea gulls no Pelicans:( Love the clairty here Hugs Susan~
Very cool shot and great information. We must have brown pelicans in our area, s.e. Texas, Gulf coast. I have a shot of a pelican diving into the water that I took on the wall in my office. Great shot.
The soft gray ground looks especially wonderful here.Another lovely one for your gallery,Danny.
Perfwct shot as usual, and I love the information you give us about every animal.
They are sooooooo cool!!! Awesome photo with stunning quality as usual. Looks amazing against that grey background. Interesting information as well. Thank you. #:o)
Such a delicate shade of pink. Great shot of this fascinating bird. CC
Excellent!!!
This guy is absolutely adorable! No wonder they can carry babies with a wing span like that! Thanks so much for the information about the bird, and a wonderful, wonderful capture!
Gorgeous Pelikan portrait! What a brilliant camera handling! Bravo!!!
Excellent photo. Beautiful white feathers and head plumes. Thanks for the info. Very interesting.
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Beautifull portrait....
Beautiful and such detail
Nice, i wish the bird in my area who stand still... they keep moving when i get them in my lens... BRAVO on your picture great spacing looks good
It's the first time I see a Pink Pelikan ! I usually see the white ones. He has a very delicate color, and a very particular beak. I don't remember the white ones has this strange extremity, as a big claw. Very interesting this shot. And always with a high level, so neat. I dream to shot a Pelikan when he eat a fish.... lol ! Have a nice day my friend. Hugs