American white pelican taking off at Utah's Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

A large white bird black edges on its wing and an orange bill and legs takes off from marsh water

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American white pelican taking off at Utah's Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

An American white pelican takes off at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, 60 miles north of downtown Salt Lake City.

Image

Photo By/Credit

Roger Lewis

Facility

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Ecosystem

Wetland

Recreational Activity

Birding

Species

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Media Usage Rights/License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0

Subject tags

Birds

Birdwatching

Wetlands

Wildlife refuges

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