Pelicans really are breathtakingly beautiful.
The white pelican's wingspan is 108 inches!
!! At 62 inches long it is the largest bird in Kansas...
I'd pulled over to the side of a country road to photograph some Bald Eagles once
and was startled to see a long languid line of these birds headed for Tuttle Creek Reservoir...
story kfdi/news/Seven-pelicans-found-dead-in-northern-Kansas
"...A game warden in northern Kansas is asking the public for help to find anyone connected to the shooting death of seven American white pelicans.
Jewell County game warden Mike Peterson says he found the
federally protected birds shot to death in Lovewell Reservoir on Friday...."
and
"...The Salina Journal reports (http://bit.ly/Zmu1xX ) the pelicans are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and those who shot the birds would be subject to fines and jail time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jewell county game warden at (620) 450-7190 or call Operation Game Thief at (877) 426-3843..."
http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/pelicans-playing-on-kansas-thermals.html
and
pelicans over k-state
and
pelicans-are-so-beautiful-your-heart must be breaking
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| pic from the wwweb |
Sadness
