The American White Pelican is one of our largest birds with a wingspan of 9'. Unlike the Brown Pelican which dives for its food, the White Pelicans flock together and as a group herd a school of fish into shallow waters and scooping them up in their huge bills. We see White Pelicans in Illinois but the one taking off in this picture was taken today at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.
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