It took a bit of maneuvering for this immature American White Pelican to flip a fish it scooped up from the pond into its throat pouch so that it would slide easily into its gullet. It was one big gulp.
2023—One Big Gulp
It took a bit of maneuvering for this immature American White Pelican to flip a fish it scooped up from the pond into its throat pouch so that it would slide easily into its gullet. It was one big gulp.
[…] American White Pelican work at swallowing a fish was fascinating. In late November, I posted (click here) an image of this Pelican as it had finally gotten the fish under control in its pouch. In this […]
[…] Pelicans like this one and American White Pelicans like the one I posted in November of last year (click here). They scoop fish into their large pouches, maneuvering their catch so that it will slip down their […]