In December, I was surprised to see a pair of pelicans in the desert, specifically over-wintering at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in the East Valley. On a return visit last week, I saw at least four at that location, confirming that they were indeed seasonal visitors and not just making a short stopover on a migration. In fact, I know there is yet another group wintering on the western edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area, at the Glendale Recharge Ponds. So the species may be more common here than I had originally imagined.
Meanwhile during my latest visit to Gilbert, I was quite fortunate to photograph a trio of these American white pelicans synchronizing their glides and dives on the preserve's pond #7. And I was impressed to discover that swans aren't the only graceful and elegant birds that call the continent's waterways home.
Meanwhile during my latest visit to Gilbert, I was quite fortunate to photograph a trio of these American white pelicans synchronizing their glides and dives on the preserve's pond #7. And I was impressed to discover that swans aren't the only graceful and elegant birds that call the continent's waterways home.
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