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American White Pelican in Definitive Alternate Plumage aka Breeding Plumage

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-09T18:46:11-05:00April 23rd, 2018|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, blue eyes, caruncle, Definitive Alternate Plumage, epidermal plate, horn, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, sexual ornamentation, spring, upper mandible|

Yesterday was my first opportunity this year to be able to take quality images of American White Pelicans in Definitive Alternate Plumage or as it is better known, breeding plumage.

Ole Blue Eyes – White Ibis

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-25T09:44:57-05:00July 18th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, White Ibises|Tags: adult, aggressive, angry, blue eyes, coastal, Eudocimus albus, forgaging, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, ibus, shoreline, wading birds, White Ibis|

I think it is great to see a bird with sea blue eyes feeding along a shoreline with water nearly of nearly the hue.