12.17- Diving Pelican

A Brown Pelican begins its dive for a fish in the Neuse River

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My favorite animal subject is featured again today... the Brown Pelican. There were about six pelicans hunting over the Neuse near the South Avenue waterfront today, trailed by a few free-booting seagulls. Below is the rest of the dive:

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[12/18 addition: Video of Pelicans today hunting in the Neuse River just outside the Oriental Harbor breakwater:]

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