Pelecanus erythrorhynchos – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

American White Pelican in flight

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-09T19:37:19-05:00March 19th, 2012|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Salt Lake County|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, flight, flying, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, pond, trees, white pelicans|

Not far from where I live there is a small pond where I photographed this American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) just after it had lifted off from the water two springs ago.

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Coming Soon to a view near U(tah)

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-27T04:39:04-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Categories: American Avocets, American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Double-crested Cormorants, Loggerhead Shrikes, Long-billed Curlews, Salt Lake County, Sandhill Cranes, Utah|Tags: American Avocet, American White Pelican, Antigone canadensis, avocets, cormorants, cranes, curlews, Double-crested Cormorant, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, Long-billed Curlew, Nannopterum auritus, Numenius americanus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelicans, Recurvirostra americana, Sandhill Crane, shrikes, spring previews, spring time|

These are just a small selection of the cast and characters of the upcoming Spring Season

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American White Pelicans – Class Picture

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-04T03:02:09-05:00November 7th, 2010|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, class picture, cooperative feeding, Davis County, feeding, feeding behavior, flock, foraging, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, pond, water, white pelicans|

This image cracks me up as it reminds me of how in elementary school we would all have to line up for the class picture.

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American White Pelican preening session

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-30T14:25:28-05:00September 5th, 2010|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, bill, cleaning, head, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, preening, preening session, rubbing, scratching, stretching, white pelicans|

Birds were scarce, the water level in the ponds was low so there were only a few shorebirds. On the way out of the refuge though we stopped to photograph some American White Pelicans and a few Double-crested Cormorants.

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