Two pelicans in Denmark, Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (344799)
Rockingham, Australia
April 2, 2017 5:58pm CST
After my last post showing the gorgeous sunrise at Denmark, Western Australia, I was asked about photos of pelicans so here is one from a day or two ago. If you want to see a funny one of pelicans dancing, you can search for a post I did entitled 'Doing the pelican waltz'. I'll add the link at the bottom of this. And in case you don't read that article I'll repeat some of the information I gave there.
There are seven species of pelican. They have hollow bones and the skeleton makes up only 10% of the bird's weight. The bill can hold up to 13 litres. During courtship, it changes colour becoming yellow in the throat region and a bright salmon pink at the forward part of the pouch while part of the top and base of the bill become cobalt blue.
Lake Eyre in central Australia is some 700 kilometres north of Adelaide but whenever there are significant rains there, pelicans arrive in their thousands. What a long haul for them.
I promised I'd put up some more pelican photos taken on our recent jaunt to the south coast of Western Australia. However I hadn't realised Vince had got such a...
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Apr 17
Very interesting facts that I did not know. What a beautiful picture.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Apr 17
@JudyEv they sure are. I have never seen one in real life just pictures
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr 17
@Happy2BeMe I'm a bit surprised at that but I suppose I shouldn't be.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
3 Apr 17
They are such interesting creatures. Thanks for sharing the video.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Apr 17
I've never seen an actual pelican in person, that I can remember.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr 17
@teamfreak16 I seem to assume a lot of things and keep getting surprised. 
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr 17
@Happy2BeMe says she hasn't seen one either. I find that a bit incredible. I guess Colorado is too far from the sea and maybe it's too cold in Canada.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Apr 17
@JudyEv - I may have seen one as a kid, but if so, I don't remember.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
3 Apr 17
Very lovely photo. Thanks for sharing it.
Interesting facts as well.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
3 Apr 17
@JudyEv I love to look at photos of things I would otherwise not see in person.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 17
@allen0187 So you don't have pelicans there?
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
3 Apr 17
wow, so cool. I live on the east coast of the US.. NO PELICANS here.. I love this..
I took vacation.. um. 13 years ago.. Went to California - I saw pelicans brown pelicans. SO cool. they were sitting around on the docks and I loved the way the flew over the water following the surf as it rolled in.
I loved watching them. Fascinated since we don't have any here.. These are cool because they are white and I never saw white ones. I see on is markedly bigger.. is that a male and female , do you think?
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@allknowing (139665)
• India
3 Apr 17
Elegant would be another word for them. I notice I have already commented on the above post.
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@allknowing (139665)
• India
3 Apr 17
@JudyEv I do not mean this post but the one that you have attached here.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr 17
@allknowing Oh sorry. In this instance, your response is at the top so I thought 'above' referred to this post.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 Apr 17
I swore I saw some this weekend, but they aren't usually in this area, from my understanding, pretty birds
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@ichchhe_mrityu (1144)
• Bangalore, India
3 Apr 17
Lovely picture...there is no word to praise it...
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Apr 17
@ichchhe_mrityu That's interesting.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
3 Apr 17
That's a nice photo up there. You have given a substantial information about them. Thanks for sharing. Good morning, have a wonderful day myLotting
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
4 Apr 17
Great information and that is a long trip for the birds. My area has the California Brown Pelican.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 17
The black background is Vince's fault. He was fiddling again! 
