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White Pelicans Returning to Baton Rouge

@kareng (68049)

United States

December 10, 2019 9:34pm CST

Every year residents in Baton Rouge await the arrival of the white pelicans on City Park Lake. These birds have made this their winter home for as long as I can remember. They are large and majestic birds. The photo was sent to me by one of my daughters. She lives close to LSU and was able to witness their return this year. The pelicans are in flight and whirly down to the lakes to make their landing. It is a pretty neat site to observe. If you look closely at the photo you will see that there are a lot of birds in that flock. I'll have to look around and see if I can find a photo of the pelicans swimming on the lakes in downtown Baton Rouge and the LSU area. Have you ever seen a white pelican? Photo Credit: Christina Gros

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@rebelann (113228)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Dec 19

Wow, that's so koool. I've never seen a pelican but then I live in the dry desert so why would i, right? That's something I really would like to see before I cross that rainbow.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

@rebelann Yep long drive! You are all the way on the other side of TX!

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

Come visit Louisiana, next door to your state!

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@rebelann (113228)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Dec 19

I'd love to but it's a heck of a long drive to get there @kareng It's 700 miles to Houston and it looks like at least 800 to Louisiana and I don't fly, planes scare the heck outta me.

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@JudyEv (346283)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Dec 19

We have white pelicans here. There seems to be dozens of bird in this photo. I would love to see them come flying in like this.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

I saw them coming down to land one year. It is like a wind tunnel. So neat! We have brown pelicans here that are native to the area. The white ones leave though when it warms up.

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@JudyEv (346283)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Dec 19

@kareng I've never seen brown ones. Have you this seen this photo of them 'dancing'? Someone was feeding them fish but they all turned the same way at the same time.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

@JudyEv I've never seen that photo. Looks like they were hungry!

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@LadyDuck (472489)

• Switzerland

11 Dec 19

White pelicans are beautiful, I have seen many of them in Key West.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

Yes, they are very beautiful.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

@LadyDuck They are gorgeous birds.

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@LadyDuck (472489)

• Switzerland

12 Dec 19

@kareng I loved to look at them.

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@WorDazza (15830)

• Manchester, England

12 Dec 19

Impressive photo! I've seen brown pelicans on the Pacific coast of Mexico. They would swoop down and fly just above the water, skimming the surface with their wings. Wonderful sight.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

Yes, they are very beautiful. The wing span is about four feet wide too. Huge!

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

21 Dec 19

@WorDazza They could have been skimming to see how much food was there.

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@WorDazza (15830)

• Manchester, England

14 Dec 19

@kareng We didn't realise they were pelicans at first because they were so big close up.

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@just4him (318960)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Dec 19

We have them here. My misfortune is that I didn't have my camera when I saw one up close.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

Maybe next year when they come back up north!

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

23 Dec 19

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318960)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

18 Dec 19

@kareng I hope so.

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

11 Dec 19

without a doubt one of the loudest birds, ever!!!!

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

Really? I never heard any rackets when I was around the lakes watching them over the past years.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

@DocAndersen I wonder if a certain time of day? feeding time?

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

11 Dec 19

@kareng they are loud around the bay!

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@Tina30219 (82420)

• Onaway, Michigan

11 Dec 19

Never seen them but it sounds very cool. So are these birds that fly away for the winter like most others do?

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

Yes, we get them in the winter since it is warmer here.

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@lillywriter (1143)

• Lithuania

11 Dec 19

I love pelicans but we have not them here, very nice birds,

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

@wolfgirl569 (111641)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Dec 19

That would be a great sight

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

You would be surprised at how many people keep an eye out for their return. I managed to get some great shots of them when I was working and we used one on our School magazine cover.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

@wolfgirl569 We have the buzzards here too. They are a little ugly.

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@wolfgirl569 (111641)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Dec 19

@kareng They are prettier than the buzzards that I watch for every spring. But when I finally see one of them I know the weather will start staying above freezing a lot more.

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@DianneN (247183)

• United States

12 Dec 19

We have white and brown pelicans in our backyard. They are very sweet. One was resting on a bench and let me sit next to it.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

Wow, that's neat!

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@DianneN (247183)

• United States

14 Dec 19

@kareng I thought so, too. lol

@JESSY3236 (20236)

• United States

11 Dec 19

pretty picture. I never seen one in person.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

14 Dec 19

You would fall in love with them if you saw one! Very pretty.

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@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

11 Dec 19

I might have seen them when I was in Louisiana.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

No doubt, especially if you were around water or the coast!

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@LindaOHio (183887)

• United States

11 Dec 19

I've seen a lot in Florida.

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@kareng (68049)

• United States

11 Dec 19

Yep! Very regal and beautiful birds.

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