tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post378809551085334413..comments2023-10-16T09:09:18.248-07:00Comments on Around California: American White PelicanMartha Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post-81093111791522690352011-04-23T17:47:38.158-07:002011-04-23T17:47:38.158-07:00This is one impressive pelican. His bill looks hug...This is one impressive pelican. His bill looks huge in this photo, and I , too, am new to beak plates. Very interesting. Lovely shot.geniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post-23896942466652147412011-04-23T07:14:41.562-07:002011-04-23T07:14:41.562-07:00Pelicans seem so exotic to me. Beak plates are tot...Pelicans seem so exotic to me. Beak plates are totally new to me!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post-32008335835198093202011-04-22T20:38:14.851-07:002011-04-22T20:38:14.851-07:00I never saw those beak plates before or knew that ...I never saw those beak plates before or knew that fact. I learn something new from you all the time, Martha!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post-16855679784038644432011-04-22T13:41:03.725-07:002011-04-22T13:41:03.725-07:00The plates on the upper beak are normal and are sh...The plates on the upper beak are normal and are shed after breeding.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post-52937531491131201702011-04-22T12:27:04.909-07:002011-04-22T12:27:04.909-07:00Wonderful shot of the big white pelican. I don'...Wonderful shot of the big white pelican. I don't remember seeing any white pelicans south of there, in Baja, just brown ones. I wonder where the border is, in the pelican's estimation. LOL<br />-- K<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post-68552168091747600522011-04-22T11:12:28.461-07:002011-04-22T11:12:28.461-07:00Great find! Nice composition. Good they all coop...Great find! Nice composition. Good they all cooperated. Have a wonderful weekend.Roanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841824351740989301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post-52242681623164021672011-04-22T10:31:05.985-07:002011-04-22T10:31:05.985-07:00what a magnificent bird, lovely light in the photo...what a magnificent bird, lovely light in the photo tooCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851325686220374167.post-52494569020722889702011-04-22T07:10:35.202-07:002011-04-22T07:10:35.202-07:00is that growth on the upper bill normal? wow!is that growth on the upper bill normal? wow!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.com