faerye ,
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Me: I am an adult. I am a serious birder. I won a spelling competition once. The word is ‘pelican’!

American White Pelican: exists

Me: PELINGCAN!!!!

(Yesterday)

An American White Pelican in flight, seen in profile. It’s in full breeding plumage, so its long bill is bright yellow with a weird half-circle ‘plate’ sticking up from the top bill three quarters of the way to the tip. Very odd-looking! Their body is pure eye-catching white with dark black wingtips. This one is caught near the top of the flap, so the black wingtips are prominently displayed against the bright shimmer of the inlet beyond, every feather held slightly apart like that of a vulture. It is skimming along close to the water, with a meadow in foreground. Behind it, an incised yard-deep bank shows different sediment layers and a green mess of brambles and grass rises up the mainland beyond.
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