Brown Pelican
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Brown Pelicans at the Dauphin Island Ferry landing at Fort Morgan, Alabama.A mature Brown Pelican (white head feathers) at rest while a juvenile Brown Pelican lands.Brown Pelicans sport up to 80-inch wingspans and can weigh more than 11 pounds.An immature Brown Pelican with Laughing Gulls.A Laughing Gull perches atop this pelican's head in hopes it can steal a fish from the pelican's mouth.Juvenile (immature) Brown Pelican.Brown Pelicans are the only pelican species that catch food by diving from flight into the water.
American White Pelican
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American White Pelicans circling over catfish ponds in search of an easy meal.The American White Pelican is one of the largest birds in North America, with a wingspan of 9 feet!With wings outstretched, pelicans can glide for long distances without ever making a wingbeat.White Pelicans feed by schooling fish and then plunging their bills into the water to scoop up the unlucky food items.A flock of hungry pelicans can wipe out small ponds where fish are trapped in shallow water.An injured juvenile pelican in a flooded road.It was taken to a wildlife rehabilitator.