Soaring Pelicans
by Dawn Currie
Title
Soaring Pelicans
Artist
Dawn Currie
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie. A squadron of American White Pelicans soaring above Mims, Florida.
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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos). Breeding on lakes throughout the northern Great Plains and mountain West, the American White Pelican is one of the largest birds in North America. It winters along the coasts, but breeds only inland. They can weigh as much as 30 pounds and their wing spans can exceed nine feet.
American White Pelicans breed from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to northern California, Utah, and Colorado; also breed along the Gulf Coast in southern Texas and northern Mexico. They spend winters in the southern U.S. in California, Arizona, and the Gulf Coast states south to Panama. Preferred habitats include shallow lakes and coastal lagoons.
The White Pelican does not dive for fish as the Brown Pelican does. Instead, it dips its head underwater to scoop up fish. Several pelicans may fish cooperatively, moving into a circle to concentrate fish, and then dipping their heads under simultaneously to catch fish. These Pelicans are graceful fliers, either singly, in flight formations, or soaring on thermals in flocks.
Because of human disturbance and the draining of wetlands, this species is in decline. The number of active colonies has dropped sharply in recent decades.
Favorite wintering spots for these birds, and meccas for birding in east central Florida include Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian Inlet, and TM Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area.
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January 20th, 2014
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Comments (45)
William Tasker
Magically captured! I've been thinking of you. I enjoyed viewing this fine nature photograph and have featured it on the homepage of the group, Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. L/F
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's X IS FOR XEROX (Multiples) week.You are invited to add this to the features archive discussions and in another discussion in ABC Group
Digital Designs
Thank you for the addition to the FAA Portraits gallery and congratulations on being featured!
HH Photography
Congratulations Dawn, for your feature in our group, Florida Water Birds-Shore Birds. A lovely capture of the beautiful American Whites in formation.
John Bailey
A great capture Dawn. Wonderful! Congratulations on your feature in "Images That Excite You!"