They are one of the larger birds in North America, with a 9 foot wingspan. They work as a group lining up and driving fish toward shallower water. This community of pelicans was fishing in Echo Pond near Florida Bay in the Everglades. They went back and forth, scooping up a morning breakfast. They are much shyer than the more familiar brown pelicans and I was glad for my 400mm lens that allowed me to see them better on the distant shore. They were spectacular.
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