American White Pelicans - Goose Island - Texas is a photograph by TN Fairey which was uploaded on April 26th, 2015.
American White Pelicans - Goose Island - Texas
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by TN Fairey
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American White Pelicans - Goose Island - Texas
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TN Fairey
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American White Pelicans - Goose Island - Texas
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Central America and South America, in winter.
American white pelicans nest in colonies of several hundred pairs on islands in remote brackish and freshwater lakes of inland North America
The American white pelican rivals the trumpeter swan, with a similar overall length, as the longest bird native to North America. Both very large and plump, it has an overall length is about 50-70 in (130-180 cm), courtesy of the huge beak which measures 11.3-15.2 in (290-390 mm) in males and 10.3-14.2 in (260-360 mm) in females. It has a wingspan of about 95-120 in (240-300 cm). The species also has the second largest average wingspan of any North American bird, after the California condor. This large wingspan allows the bird to easily use soaring flight for migration. Body weight can range between 7.7 and 30 lb (3.5 and 13.6 kg), although typically these birds average between 11 and 20 lb (5.0 and 9.1 kg.
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April 26th, 2015
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Comments (52)
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Amazing capture!Love the action of American white Pelicans,and your timing. L/F
Don Columbus
Congratulations Tessa, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
William Tasker
Wonderful color and clarity, Tessa, and look at those amazing wings! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
TN Fairey replied:
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment feature and l/f William! Greatly appreciated!
Asbed Iskedjian
Great timing to have them in that pose with the beautiful perspective Tessa. Likes + Favorites.
Karen Cook
Love to see great photos of birds I don't normally see. Great capture of the wing span and plumage of these birds. Saw this in the promotion thread in Bird Watchers. Tweeted. Great job TN!
Emmy Vickers
Fabulous scene and capture! Great work on capturing the one showing off his beautiful wings. L.
Robyn King
So lovely Tessa!! Congratulations on being featured in The World We See Group:-)
TN Fairey replied:
Thank you so much for your gracious comment and feature in 'The World We See Group' Greatly appreciated!
Rosalie Scanlon
This is an excellent capture of these White Pelicans, the detail is outstanding. L/F/T
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