I had the same thought as kagould17. I used to think pelicans only existed in places like Mexico and Florida. I was surprised to see them in Alberta when I visited there.
I used to live in southern Alberta and saw them frequently on the South Saskatchewan River. Sometimes they will nest on storm ponds, too, which makes nice safe spots for their young ones. Cheers.
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Always good to see a pelican in this part of the world. Happy Tuesday Lynette. Allan
They are very graceful but also very intent on catching fish! This one ignored me completely!
I had the same thought as kagould17. I used to think pelicans only existed in places like Mexico and Florida. I was surprised to see them in Alberta when I visited there.
I used to live in southern Alberta and saw them frequently on the South Saskatchewan River. Sometimes they will nest on storm ponds, too, which makes nice safe spots for their young ones. Cheers.
It looks more pale than the ones I’m used to seeing on the east coast, Maryland/Virginia area. Great photo –
Thank you very much. These are known as “white pelicans “ and are very common in western Canada. Cheers.
Beautiful capture, he looks so majestic.
Thanks, Linda. They are very graceful, and this one was very focussed on finding some lunch!