07-08-2026, 05:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-08-2026, 06:13 PM by Man From Ironbark.)
it is the bird whose beak can hold more than its bellycan. 
Made me go looking for photos of our pelicans which are different to yours of course.
Dug out this one of an almost uncountable number soaring on thermals to gain the height to continue on to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. They fly to many inland wet areas when they fill up for breeding.
![[Image: 54568061846_c8f6ea3206_b.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54568061846_c8f6ea3206_b.jpg)
Zoomed in a bit.
![[Image: 54568284633_2b26cdb15e_b.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54568284633_2b26cdb15e_b.jpg)
Made me go looking for photos of our pelicans which are different to yours of course.
Dug out this one of an almost uncountable number soaring on thermals to gain the height to continue on to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. They fly to many inland wet areas when they fill up for breeding.
Zoomed in a bit.
Happiness simply is.
There need be no pursuit.
There need be no pursuit.