The Great White pelican lives in the shallow swamps in Africa and is one of the largest flying birds in the world.
This pelican’s yellow gular pouch has capacity for 13 liters of water or up to 4 kg of fish.
Tag: Pelican
Pink-backed Pelican
The pink-backed pelican can be found in the shallow lakes of Africa, southern Arabia, and southern India.
It is a relatively small pelican, although by no means is it a small bird. Its length is from 125 to 155 cm, wingspan is 2.15–2.9 m and body mass is from 4 to 7 kg. The bill is 30 to 38 cm in length. The plumage is grey and white, with a pinkish hue on the back occasionally apparent.
Have a great Monday!
If you do like pelicans and would like to support my art, check out my Society 6 shop.
Dalmatian Pelican
Gorgeous weather today.
This guy looks a little bit dishevelled though. Maybe he also had a wine too many last night.
There are two main populations of Dalmatian pelican. One breeds in Eastern Europe, wintering in the eastern Mediterranean region, and the other breeds in central Asia and Russia, wintering in the Indian subcontinent, Iran and Iraq.
Australian Pelican
More pelican facts for the weekend.
The beak of the Australian pelican is the largest of all birds. It’s so large and spacious, that it can hold from 9 to 13 liters of water.
When catching fish, they take huge amounts of water into the pouch. Then they move the head forward, pour out the water and swallow the fish. They eat up to 4 kg fish per day.
Brown Pelicans
Brown pelicans are the only type of pelican that dive in order to catch prey. They glide low above the water and when they see a fish they fly to a height of 10 m, fold their wings back and plunge down into the sea.
Pelican Revival
Haha! The pelicans are back. Well, they never fully disappeared , I just got side-tracked by funny capybaras.
This is the American White Pelican. He is able to hold in its bill 11 liters of water.
Foxy Pelican Season
Still looking for a special present, either to treat yourself or someone else? Then look no further!
I finally managed to put up a shop with a couple of illustrations at Society 6 and Red Bubble. They have a great variety of products that you can get these lovely illustrations printed on.
Let me know what you think. Is there anything else you would like to see in it?
How about a little pelican to brighten up your day?
Inktober Day 17 – Storm
The pelicans are back!
Flying High II
Start of a new week. The pelican series will come to an end soon. As soon as I finish my pelican book!
I realized after drawing the pelican above that I have drawn him before. See below.
5 years are between both drawings. Which one do you prefer? I remember that the one below took me ages to finish. The one above was pretty much a 10 min sketch!
Flying High
So this week once again just flew by quickly.
As the weather forecast is fantastic for the next couple of days, I will be off to a hiking trip in the Icelandic highlands. I also promise that the pelican series will come to an end soon. Latest when Inktober starts!
Have a great weekend everyone!
I am Hungry
When you are thinking about your next dinner….
My favourite fish is salmon. What is yours?
Pelicans and their Fish
Pelicans can eat 4 pounds of fish per day.
They will take large amount of water together with the fish they catch. But before swallowing the fish, they move their heads forward to remove excess water.
Mid Week Blues
It has been raining almost non stop for 9 days now… wondering how the sun looks like….
Flying into the Weekend
Off to the countryside to barbecue some fish. We not gonna catch it ourselves, that is too much work. But the eating part, we certainly can do.
Colourwise this pelican is one of my favourites so far. What do you think?
Happy weekend everyone!
Another Pelican…
A lone swimmer…
Pelicans
No, I have not gone pelican mad. But I still enjoy drawing them.
Find the odd one out of this group!
Leave me Alone…
… or is he just hungry? I am not sure. What do you think?
