American White Pelicans

by Joan Carroll

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American White Pelicans

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Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

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A group of pelicans is called a pod, or maybe a pouch, a scoop or a squadron or fleet. However, the first word that came to mind when I saw these American white pelicans in Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge in Texas is RAFT! The floated around in this close-packed group for as long as I cared to stand and watch. The American white pelican is one of the longest birds native to North American and has one of the largest wingspans of North American birds, second only to the California condor. The plumage is almost entirely white. Unlike the brown pelican, the American white pelican does not dive for its food. Instead it catches its prey while swimming. American white pelicans like to come together in groups of a dozen or more birds to feed, as they can thus cooperate and corral fish to one another. I guess that’s what they are doing here!

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November 15th, 2020

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