“But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray…
And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,””

Deut. 14:12-17

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Young Brown Pelicans floating in St Andrews Bay-Panama City Florida-photo by-Linda Bateman

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Keeping his eye out for a mate as he gets ready for a night on an old Apalachicola bay piling -Apalachicola-Florida-photo by-Linda Bateman

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Brown Pelicans are drying their wings for a night of rest after a long day of fishing on old Apalachicola River pier-Apalachicola-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

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Looks like he found his mate for the night. Apalachicola Bay-Apalachicola-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

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Brown Pelican- in his lovely breeding colors Apalachicola bay-Apalachicola-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

 

 

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Roosting on the old Apalachicola pier After a busy day of fishing in the Gulf of Mexico-Apalachicola-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

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Cormorant swimming with the pelicans-St Andrews Bay-Panama City-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

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Young Brown Pelican bobbing along in the waters of St Andrews Bay-Panama City Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

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Brown Pelican-Pouch will hold three gallons of water which they will drain off before swallowing their catch-St Andrews Bay-Panama City-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman
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Brown Pelican-juvenile

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seriously looking for that mate-St Andrews Bay-Panama City-Florida-Photo by Linda Bateman

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Brown Pelican in his breeding plumage-St Andrew Bay-Panama City-Florida-photo by-Linda Bateman

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Brown Pelicans-Is this the one-St Andrews Bay-Panama City-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

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Brown Pelicans-They keep the same mate throughout the nesting seasons until the brood leaves the nest-St Andrews Bay-Panama City-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

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Brown Pelicans are a social bird and will nest in colonies of a hundred pairs-St Andrew Bay-Panama City-Florida-photo by Linda Bateman

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Brown Pelicans- They will help each other build the nest and take care of the young-St Andrews Bay-Panama City Florida-photo by Linda Bateman
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