Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Cool Pelican


 This is a shot from Puerto Escondido, and this pelican got a mouthful of fish.  He then is trying to sift all the little fish out, similar to the way the lunge feeding baleen whales eat.  The pouch retracts elastically and the fish get caught in the bill.  I wonder if pelicans will start to grow little "baleen" hairs on their bills to make this work out easier in the future.  

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