

There was great excitement yesterday morning at Ferrari Pond. The word spread fast. The fleet is in! Seven American White Pelicans were cruising gracefully in the water, mostly avoiding the ubiquitous duck weed that floats on the surface around the edges. They were fishing together as a group, surrounding the fish, then plunging heads into the water in unison. White Pelicans often work together to corral fish, paddling into a semicircle before scooping up their next meal. In the second image, the Pelican on the left was successful, the weight of the fish it scooped in ballooning the pouch to accommodate the fish.