American white pelican.



A rare visitor in our area on Lake Erie.

We followed up on a rare bird posting and were lucky enough to find the bird within minutes of arriving.

Long distance shots until the bird flew up and went west over Lake Erie.


Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Pelican chicks can crawl by 1 to 2 weeks of age. By 3 weeks they can walk with their body off the ground and can swim as soon as they can get to water. Older chicks move up to running, then running with flapping their wings, and by the age of 9 to 10 weeks, they can fly.
source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_White_Pelican/lifehistory

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