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White pelican
Sep 29, 2013 13:01:18   #
globetrekker Loc: Bend, OR
 
Nature sure has endowed these guys with the perfect fish scooping equipment.





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Sep 29, 2013 14:55:11   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
WOW! What is going on in #1? Is that its stomach??

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Sep 29, 2013 14:56:51   #
globetrekker Loc: Bend, OR
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
WOW! What is going on in #1? Is that its stomach??


I think that's just the fleshy part of the lower portion of its beak. Highly elastic for fish scooping!

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Sep 29, 2013 15:25:42   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
globetrekker wrote:
I think that's just the fleshy part of the lower portion of its beak. Highly elastic for fish scooping!


:thumbup: :thumbup:

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Oct 1, 2013 22:58:07   #
birdpix Loc: South East Pennsylvania
 
They really are bizarre looking birds. Nice going!

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Oct 1, 2013 23:15:39   #
globetrekker Loc: Bend, OR
 
birdpix wrote:
They really are bizarre looking birds. Nice going!


Thanks. I was a bit shocked when I first saw this. My initial reaction was similar to Linda's: what the heck IS that thing!
:-)

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Oct 5, 2013 00:00:50   #
kimssight
 
:thumbup: :thumbup:

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