Rolf Nussbaumer / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) about to land on the sea, Rockport, Texas, USA. December 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) on water, Rockport, Texas, USA, December 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in flight over sea, Rockport, Texas, USA. December 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) on water, Rockport, Texas, USA. December 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / Group of American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) with bills open, Rockport, Texas, USA. December 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / Immature American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) standing in shallow water preening, Rockport, Texas, USA. December 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) landing in sea, Rockport, Texas, USA, December 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) stretching wings, Rockport, Texas, USA. December 2003

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock flying, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) landing, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) landing, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) adult flying, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rolf Nussbaumer / American white pelican flying {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Texas, USA

Jim Brandenburg / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) hatched chick beside shell, Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelicans {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} at sunset/sunrise, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Three American white pelicans {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Florida, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / Raft of American white pelicans fishing {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelican {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Colorado, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / Flock of American white pelicans flying {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Colorado, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelicans intereacting, begging for food {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Florida, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelicans {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} on water at sunrise, Colorado, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelican yawning {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Texas, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelicans beside water {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Crestone Mountains, Colorado, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelican feeding chick {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Colorado, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelican swallowing fish {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Texas, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelican swallowing fish, view into beak and down throat {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Colorado, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / American white pelican walking into water with foot raised {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Colorado, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Brown pelicans grooming {Pelecanus occidentalis} with American white pelicans behind {P. erythrorhynchus} Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Group of American white pelicans preening {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Brown pelican {Pelecanus occidentalis} with American white pelican {P. erythrorhynchus} behind, Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Brown pelican {Pelecanus occidentalis} swimming in front of American white pelican {P. erythrorhynchus} Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American White Pelican on nest with chick (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) USA

Tom Vezo / American white pelicans {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} formation flying. California USA

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican, {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican wintering in Florida USA {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos}

Tom Vezo / American white pelican in flkight {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Utah, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican regurgitates food for chick {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} USA.

Tom Vezo / American white pelican flying {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} Utah, USA

Tim Fitzharris / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) pair preening in shallow water, Texas Coast, Texas

Patricio Robles Gil / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock in coastal lagoon, northern Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock in coastal lagoon, northern Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock on gravel bar, spring, Gulf of Mexico, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

Patricio Robles Gil / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock landing in coastal lagoon, northern Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Thomas Mangelsen / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) trio swimming in lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Bob Barbour / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) portrait, close up, North America

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) resting in shallows, spring morning, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) group, North America

Jim Brandenburg / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) pair on lake surrounded by water lilies, Minnesota

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican wintering in Florida USA

Tom Vezo / American white pelican wintering in Florida USA

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican in breeding plumage, Montana USA Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge

LYNN M. STONE / American white pelican & chicks at nest colony Bowdoin Montana National Wildlife Refuge, USA

Tom Vezo / American white pelican flock flying {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} California, USA. Salton Sea NWR

Tom Vezo / American white pelican landing {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} on water, Salton Sea NWR, California USA

Tim Fitzharris / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock, North America

Matthias Breiter / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying, Kenora, Ontario, Canada

Matthias Breiter / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) taking flight from lake, Kenora, Ontario, Canada

Matthias Breiter / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying, Lockport, Manitoba, Canada

LYNN M. STONE / Newly hatched White pelican chick (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) and egg in nest, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Flock of American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhnchos) in mist, USA

LYNN M. STONE / White pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) with reflection in water, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) preening, Montana, USA

Tom Vezo / Flock of American white pelican {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos} in flight over coast, California, USA

Peter Lewis / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) eating fish, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA.

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tom Vezo / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying, Saskatchewan, Canada

LYNN M. STONE / White pelicans, Florida, USA (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Flip de Nooyer / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock preening, Florida

Sumio Harada / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) trio in a line on water, North America

Patricio Robles Gil / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock in coastal lagoon, northern Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jim Brandenburg / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) pair on lake of the woods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) pair on lake surrounded by water lilies, Minnesota

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock in flight at dusk, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, Sonora, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock in flight at dusk, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, Sonora, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock in flight at dusk, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, Sonora, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in flight against blue sky, Cienega de Santa Clara, Sonora, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock taking flight, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, Sonora, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock taking flight, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, Sonora, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock taking flight from river with mountains in background, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, Sonora, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock roosting at dawn along water's edge with Great egrets (Ardea alba) taking flight from reedbeds, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, So...

Claudio Contreras / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in flight against blue sky, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, Sonora, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Group of American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) on water close to reedbeds at dawn, Cienega de Santa Clara, Colorado River, Sonora, Mexico.

Roland Seitre / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) juveniles in creche with adults behind, USA.

Roland Seitre / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) juveniles, USA.

Roland Seitre / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) juveniles, USA.

Roland Seitre / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flock of ten swimming, Dakota, USA.

Roland Seitre / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Dakota, USA.

Jack Dykinga / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) swallowing a catch of fish, Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) taking flight from lake, Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) landing on lake. Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Arizona, USA.