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Red, the photos of the man and the bird (is that a pelican?) are totally cool! They made me smile. The look on the man's face is priceless!
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Red, the photos of the man and the bird (is that a pelican?) are totally cool! They made me smile. The look on the man's face is priceless!
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I am certainly no expert but I think that bird ia a "Great White Pelican" that is native to Europe and a couple of other countries outside the US.
It is my guess that the gentleman is european judging by his facial features and the setting appears to be european as well.......again these are just guesses.
In any case.................that is "one very large bird"......I would estimate it to be 3 to 4 times the size of the US white pelicans that I have observed up close in FL & TX.
Great photo redbird. I saw some more brown bunnies hopping through the snow today in my yard. The little terrier across the street saw them too, and starting bouncing up against his living room window...
I am certainly no expert but I think that bird ia a "Great White Pelican" that is native to Europe and a couple of other countries outside the US.
It is my guess that the gentleman is european judging by his facial features and the setting appears to be european as well.......again these are just guesses.
In any case.................that is "one very large bird"......I would estimate it to be 3 to 4 times the size of the US white pelicans that I have observed up close in FL & TX.
I browsed on the Great White Pelican and it sure is one of those. Since we sometimes have sandhill cranes on the grounds I looked to see which one gets bigger and heavier. Wiki shows this pelican reaching 22lbs, 63"tall with wing span nearly 10 feet. Wiki shows the sandhill crane only 10lbs, elsewhere 14lbs, 3-5 feet tall, wingspan 6 feet. I took the pic at bottom. Wiki says "the plumage is usually much worn and stained" but the few I've seen are clean and bright like the pic. This crane's head would have reached my chin and I'm 5'4". It was coming to me but since I didn't have any food to offer I stayed away.
So looks like the two will reach about the same heights but the pelican is a much heavier bird. Just considering how a 14lb or 20lb cat or dog looks and feels to lift just looks to me like both these birds are heavier than the data. But I don't think I'll be lifting a crane to find out. They are so beautiful. As I took pics one man was getting things from his car and snarling at the crane and me for being excited about the bird. Pi$$ on the snarly man!
They are so beautiful. As I took pics one man was getting things from his car and snarling at the crane and me for being excited about the bird. Pi$$ on the snarly man!
Nice picture! Maybe the crane could have flown over that guy and left a "deposit."
I saw a couple of brown bunnies in my yard again this morning. I wonder if they are the same bunnies I am seeing almost everyday?? Again, same reaction from the little terriers next door. I guess they probably feel like me when I am walking past a bakery... They are a nice sign of spring.
Saw the corner of stair steps absolutely banked several inches deep with old pine needles and cones.
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The look on the man's face is priceless!
This is so cool.
They are so beautiful. As I took pics one man was getting things from his car and snarling at the crane and me for being excited about the bird. Pi$$ on the snarly man! 
