#AustralianPelican

2025-11-17
A majestic Australian Pelican taking a break on a weathered railing, overlooking the sparkling turquoise sea.

Semaphore, South Australia.

ยฉ ๐“๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ก๐“ฒ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ซ๐”‚ ๐“š๐“ฎ๐“ฟ ๐“Ÿ๐“ฎ๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ฌ๐“ฎ.

#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #AustralianPelican #Pelican #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdLover #OnThePier #CoastalLife #Seascape
A large Australian Pelican with white and dark brown plumage sits on a wooden railing of a pier, facing left.

The bird's long beak is visible. The water behind the railing is a clear, bright turquoise-blue under a lighter blue sky.
2 Peeps And A Camera2peepsandacamera
2025-10-27

A majestic Australian Pelican taking a break on a weathered railing, overlooking the sparkling turquoise sea.

Semaphore, South Australia.

Photographed and edited by Kev.

ยฉ ๐“๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ก๐“ฒ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ซ๐”‚ ๐Ÿ ๐“Ÿ๐“ฎ๐“ฎ๐“น๐“ผ ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“ช ๐“’๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ช.

(๐’Ÿโ„ด๐“Š๐’ท๐“โ„ฏ ๐“‰๐’ฝโ„ฏ ๐’ซโ„ฏโ„ฏ๐“…๐“ˆ, ๐’นโ„ด๐“Š๐’ท๐“โ„ฏ ๐“‰๐’ฝโ„ฏ ๐“…โ„ฏ๐“‡๐“ˆ๐“…โ„ฏ๐’ธ๐“‰๐’พ๐“‹โ„ฏ!)

A large Australian Pelican with white and dark brown plumage sits on a wooden railing of a pier, facing left.

The bird's long beak is visible. The water behind the railing is a clear, bright turquoise-blue under a lighter blue sky.
David de Groot ๐Ÿ“ธdavid@photog.social
2025-08-21

Seven Pelicans on the lake this morning at work.

Pretty impressive for a lake with no fish in it.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralianPelican

A scene shot over a portion of a lake. In the mid-ground, there are four large black and white pelicans sitting on a log. A fifth one swims towards them from the left. In the background, two more are perched on a submerged rock, and further back, on the short, three people walk past.
Quantum Gardenerdcbuchan@aus.social
2025-08-10

It did not take too long after the Kennington Reservoir in #Bendigo was refilled following dam reconstruction works for this #AustralianPelican to move in.

A peaceful scene at a lake with an Australian Pelican resting on a log in front of some tall grasses.
David de Groot ๐Ÿ“ธdavid@photog.social
2025-07-22

A pair of pelicans at work yesterday morning.

I like to think the first shot one is casting a spell, while in the second the other pelican shows genuine surprise.

Or it could just be singing Mnah Mnah...

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralianPelican

Two pelicans standing on a submerged fence in a lake. The right hand one is caught mid-flap, with wings raised and the leading feathers extended forward like fingers.Two pelicans standing on a submerged fence in a lake. The rear (left) one has its head towards the camera, bill open and pouch puffed out to maximum size. The right one faces left, bill closed and horizontal. Both have their black and white wings slightly raised off their bodies (airing them out).
David de Groot ๐Ÿ“ธdavid@photog.social
2025-06-06

Mr Percival the Pelican, just chillin' next to the lake this morning.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralianPelican

A large bird with a very large pink bill. It is, from the front, mostly white, but when viewed from the back it has black wings and tail. Its legs and webbed feet are a blue-grey in colour. 

The bird is standing on a semi-submerged log on the edge of a lake that has algae on the surface. It is early morning, and the light is soft and not yet directly on the scene.
2025-05-30

Pelicans are the most entertaining birds on the planet. Just watch for a while and they will always do something funny - like making comments on another Pelican's take off!
#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #WaterBird #AustralianBird #Pelican #BirdsOfMastodon #PelecanusConspicilatus #AustralianPelican #Comedy #Victoria

Pelicans, Australian Pelicans, funny birds, take off, comment, pond, big white birds, big beaks
The front-on view of a pelican is particularly derp.

Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus. Despite being a medium-sized species of pelican it has the longest bill of any bird.

#nature #bird #pelican #australianpelican #birdsofaustralia #auswildlife #birdsofthefediverse
Front-n view of an Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, swimming on the ocean.
David de Groot ๐Ÿ“ธdavid@photog.social
2024-12-06

A young Grey Butcherbird hassles its parent for food.

An Australian Pelican, stands around looking stately next to the lake.

And one of four Bush Stone-curlews hanging around together this arvo.

#Bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #GreyButcherbird #AustralianPelican #BushStoneCurlew

Two birds on a branch. The foreground on is paler in colour, being a browny-grey on top and dirty white underneath. It is smaller and has its beak open wide calling for food. The adult bird next to it, has a black head, grey wings and charcoal tail and is mostly ignoring the younger bird (as it has just been fed).A large mostly white pelican with black and white wings, and a pink bill, standing on a rock behind some low reeds.The ever unapproving stare of a Bush Stone-Curlew. It is standing in a garden bed, the ground is covered in twigs and dried heath-like leaves, of the same colour as the birds plumage.The same pelican, but this time not obscured by reeds.
David de Grootdavid@pixelfed.social
2024-11-22
Pelican cruising around the lake during a break in the rain. #bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralianPelican
A scene of a lake dotted with plant life, reflecting the trees on the far bank. A large black and white pelican swims in the bottom right of the frame.
David de Groot ๐Ÿ“ธdavid@photog.social
2024-11-09

Australian Pelican flying low over the main UQ lake on Friday. In the foreground is a Hardhead, just bobbing about, and to the left, an upset Pacific Black Duck chasing something off-camera.

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralianPelican #Hardhead #PacificBlackDuck #Bird

Australian Pelican flying, wings outstretched. It is predominantly white with black shoulders and black wing tips and trailing edge of the wing. Its large bill is a pastel pink (flesh toned). 
The water is relatively still, showing reflections of the shore foliage and trees, except where there is a significant splashing from a Pacific Black Duck chasing something off-camera. 
Down low in the right of frame, a a chocolate brown Hardhead (duck) bobs quietly.
Birds Of The World ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฆœmybirdcards@mastodon.world
2024-10-23

๐ŸŒ Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) #Australasianbirds #Australianbirds #Asianbirds #Oceanicbirds | #AustralianPelican | #Pelicans #Waterbirds ๐Ÿ“ท: Photo by Storme22k ๐Ÿฆœ #BirdsOfTheWorld #BOTW #birds

๐ŸŒ Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) 

The Australian pelican is a large waterbird found primarily in Australia. It is among the largest pelican species. These pelicans have long, straight bills that are pinkish in colour with a large throat pouch. The bill can reach up to 47 cm (18.5 in) in length, making it one of the largest bird bills in the world. Their plumage is predominantly white, with black flight feathers on their wings.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Australia, New Guinea, Fiji, and parts of Indonesia.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae
Genus: Pelecanus (Pelicans)
Species: P. conspicillatus (Australian pelican)

CC: CPDC

๐Ÿ“ท: Photo by Storme22k via Pixabay
David de Groot ๐Ÿ“ธdavid@photog.social
2024-10-15

An Australian Pelican checking me out as I photographed it swimming past at Nambucca Heads.

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #bird #AustralianPelican

A very large black and white bird with an enormous pink bill swimming on a flat river surface. It has turned its head to stare directly at the camera.

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