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
Spot billed pelicans Pearaing
Breeding plumage, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, India
Nesting along with painted storks
The great white pelican, also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or simply white pelican, is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in
Spot-billed pelican
…silence but most have noted colonies as noisy. Like most other pelicans, it catches fish in its huge bill pouch while swimming at the surface. Unlike the great white pelican it does not form large feeding flocks and is usually found to fish singly or in small flocks. Groups may however sometimes line up and drive fish towards…
Great white pelican in flight at Pelican point, Namibia
Great white pelican skimming the sea surface, in Namibia
Great white pelican head close-up