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Australian Pelican close-up These large birds are not shy and easy to see but on Kangaroo island, they come onto the pier and allow you to get very close - and when they give them a few fish it turns into a veritable feeding frenzy! Australia,Australian Pelican,Geotagged,Kangaroo Island,Pelecanus conspicillatus,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Australian Pelican close-up

These large birds are not shy and easy to see but on Kangaroo island, they come onto the pier and allow you to get very close - and when they give them a few fish it turns into a veritable feeding frenzy!

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The Australian Pelican

The Australian Pelican is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant to New Zealand.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Barry
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By Barry

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Uploaded Apr 28, 2017. Captured Nov 3, 2011 08:32 in 31 Lovering St, Kingscote SA 5223, Australia.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/4.0
  • 1/1244s
  • ISO125
  • 7.476mm