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December 14, 2010: White Pelican on Sloans Lake
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Jerry Musgrove from Denver, CO
White Pelican on Sloans Lake: This pelican, near Denver, Colorado, has an interesting growth on its beak. I wonder if it is natural or an injury or a parasite of some sort?
White Pelican on Sloans Lake: This pelican, near Denver, Colorado, has an interesting growth on its beak. I wonder if it is natural or an injury or a parasite of some sort?
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2010-12-18 15:53:37
Laura from
Brasil about 14years ago said:
Wonderful photo Jerry.....Congratulations.
Wonderful photo Jerry.....Congratulations.
Enrico from
Italy about 14years ago said:
Naturalisticamente interessante. E certamente anche una gran bella foto.
Naturalisticamente interessante. E certamente anche una gran bella foto.
Jean Allen from
Flat Rock, NC about 14years ago said:
Excellent sleuthing, Jerry. This site can offer more than a pretty picture to look at; it can educate as well. It invites us to marvel at the surprises to be found in nature.
Excellent sleuthing, Jerry. This site can offer more than a pretty picture to look at; it can educate as well. It invites us to marvel at the surprises to be found in nature.
Blake from
South Carolina about 14years ago said:
Weird, wonder what the purpose of the horn is. Just to attract mates?
Weird, wonder what the purpose of the horn is. Just to attract mates?
Jerry Musgrove from
Colorado about 14years ago said:
According to Wiki: In the breeding season, there is a laterally flattened "horn" on the upper bill, about one-third the bill's length behind the tip. This is shed off after the birds have mated and laid their eggs.
According to Wiki: In the breeding season, there is a laterally flattened "horn" on the upper bill, about one-third the bill's length behind the tip. This is shed off after the birds have mated and laid their eggs.
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