Wissel
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“Watershow-off” was featured in the groups All About Water and / Dimensions / This photo was made in Wissel Zoo in Epe, The Netherlands. A group of Pink-backed Pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens) was into courtship and mating rituals. Most other Pelicans crowded on (and next to) big nests on trunks of fallen trees (on water), occasionally spreading their wings and making courting gestures with their heads and necks. This particular Pelican, however, was busy showing-off in the water, forcefully flapping its wings every few minutes, making an impressive water-show (probably in an attempt to impress and attract a prospective mate).
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- What do you think of him, eh? / - I don’t know, he definitely doesn’t belong with us…. / - Maybe he is not even a SWAN CHICK at all… just an ugly duckling!! (Inspired by H.C. Andersen…) Photo taken in Wissel Zoo, Epe, Holland.
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This photo was made in Wissel Zoo in Epe, The Netherlands. / Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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This photo of Pink-backed Pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens) was taken in Wissel Zoo in Epe, The Netherlands. Canon PowerShot S5 IS, 1/400 s, f/3.5, ISO 400 /
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“Gotcha!” was featured in the group ! # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE ! This photo of a diving pelican was taken in Wissel Zoo in Epe, The Netherlands. / Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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This photo was taken in Wissel Zoo in Epe, The Netherlands. / Canon PowerShot S5 IS A group of Pink-backed Pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens) was into courtship and mating rituals. Most other Pelicans crowded on (and next to) big nests on trunks of fallen trees (on water), occasionally spreading their wings and making courting gestures with their heads and necks. This particular Pelican, however, was busy showing-off in the water, forcefully flapping its wings every few minutes, making an impressive water-show (maybe in an attempt to impress and attract a prospective mate ;-).
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This photo was taken in Wissel Zoo in Epe, The Netherlands. / Canon PowerShot S5 IS The Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, occurring in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially waste tips. It is sometimes called the “undertaker bird,” due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes, a large white mass of “hair.” A massive bird, large specimens are thought to reach a height of 150 cm (60 in), a weight of over 9 kg (20 lbs) and have a wingspan of at least 3.2 m (10.5 ft). In the last regard, it shares the distinction of having the largest wingspan of any landbird with the Andean Condor. More typically, these birds measure 110-140 cm (43-55 in), 225-287 cm (89-113 in) across the wings, and weigh 4.5-8 kg (10-18 lbs). Unlike most storks, the three Leptoptilos species fly with the neck retracted like a heron. The Marabou Stork is a frequent scavenger, and the naked head and neck are adaptations to this, as it is with the vultures with which the stork often feeds. In both cases, a feathered head would become rapidly clotted with blood and other substances when the bird’s head was inside a large corpse, and the bare head is easier to keep clean. Source: Wikpedia
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“Watershow-off II” was featured in the group All That Is Nature. This photo was made in Wissel Zoo in Epe, The Netherlands. A group of Pink-backed Pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens) was into courtship and mating rituals. Most other Pelicans crowded on (and next to) big nests on trunks of fallen trees (on water), occasionally spreading their wings and making courting gestures with their heads and necks. This particular Pelican, however, was busy showing-off in the water, forcefully flapping its wings every few minutes, making an impressive water-show (probably in an attempt to impress and attract a prospective mate).
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Two features in "Bits and Pieces" - I'm very grateful and honored!!
by Gili Orr“Strange animal on my carpet” / !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:large/view:pr…
“Strange animal on my carpet” / / “Pelicans’ communal nest” /
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