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)
Awesome photography Danny:o)
Great photos (ur gallery) and you seem to have fun with them. thanx ;-)
You know already that I like this bird...such an impressive beak he/she has.....amazing colours...and what a gorgeous depth.....and I remember the place as well.....just gorgeous
wowwwwwwwww, fantastic image and excellent presentation my friend!! Good day and hugs ;)
Thanks for the biology lesson professor! A wonderful shot of this grand bird as well. =o]
simply one word beautiful ! such a clear image ! Bravo !
Zoomed in is even more impressive. Feels like this guy can just turn around and bite you. Excellent shot. Aloha
I especially love the tiny little pink hook at the end of its beak!!!!!
A beautiful portrait of the pink pelican. Interesting information. I didn't know that the brown pelican only dives into the water..
This is very nice, Danny. The colors are so soft and the background is perfect. I love the detail that can be seen in the full sized image.