Sunday, June 17, 2012

Conspicuous and ravenous


Conspicuous in Tyto yesterday, ravenous Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus). 


Uncommon visitor spent an hour scooping up and wolfing down fish before leaving majestically for elsewhere. Could be the only Pelican of the year on the main lagoon. 
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