The spot-billed pelican or gray pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Iran across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters
Breeding plumage, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, India
Nesting along with painted storks
The painted stork is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.
Downy chicks at nest in Uppalapadu
A young chick begs parent for food at nest
Immatures at their nests on Prosopis juliflora (Bharatpur, India)