CICONIIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Pelecanus conspicillatus  

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Lake Tyers State Park, VIC (Mar, 2013)

A variety of birds were excitedly following a school of small fish and getting in each other's way trying to feed.

Here, a Silver Gull finds its head in the bill of a pelican being swept through the water. No damage done, and when the Silver Gull emerged, it even had a small fish in its own bill.

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Flaps up, undercarriage down, pull back, BRAKE!!

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Regal Sailors

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

LOOK! He bit me on the leg!!

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

How to drown a Silver Gull

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australian Pelican