Wingspans of Brown Pelicans are 2nd only to those of the American White Pelican
<Dozens of Brown Pelicans in a nesting Australian Pine tree>
Brown Pelicans like to perch and sometimes nest on Mangrove trees. Australian Pine, like
here, seem to do as well... The birds are very social, even with other species, as in the picture below. A magnificent Brown in breeding plumage in the company of a Great White Heron
and a Roseate Spoonbill.
<A handsome male Brown Pelican in breeding plumage with company>
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