Pelican Feeding Frenzy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Pelican Feeding Frenzy
Pelican, a large water bird is characterized by a long beak (bill) and large throat pouch used in catching prey (fish) and draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing.
There are eight living pelican species with a patchy global distribution. Of the eight kinds only two pelican species feed by plunge-diving into the water, one of which is the 'Brown' pelicans shown in this clip. Though brown pelican is regarded as a large bird, it is the smallest of the eight species. It's about 4 ft. in hight with an average 8 ft. wing span weighing 10 lbs.
When foraging, pelicans fly a few feet or a considerable height over a school of fish and dive at high speed into the water, often submerging completely below the surface momentarily as they snap up prey. Upon surfacing they spill the water from the throat pouch before swallowing their catch.
Pelicans are very gregarious birds; they live in flocks of both sexes throughout the year. In level flight, pelicans tend to fly in groups, with their heads held back on the shoulders, the bills resting on the folded necks. They fly high and low over the water's surface in a "V-shape" formation.
Anatomically, pelicans are exceptionally buoyant due to the internal air sac(k)s. Basically, its a network of subcutaneous air sacs under their skin situated across the ventral surface including the throat, breast and undersides of the wings, as well as having air sacs in their bones. The air sacs are connected to the airways of the respiratory system, and the pelican can keep its air sacs inflated by closing its glottis. The air sacs serve to keep the pelican remarkably buoyant in the water and may also cushion the impact of the pelican's body on the water surface when they dive from flight into water to catch fish.
Santa Barbara, California. January 15th, 2013.
0:27 Seal: Ah shit here we go again
Ahhh yes the pelicans also know as the pteranodons from 84 million years Ago
Some incredible shots there. Nice camera work. Just glad I don't have to work that hard when I'm hungry!
A wonderful bird is the pelican,
His bill will hold more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Food enough for a week,
But I'm damned if I see how the helican.
~ Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 - May 19, 1971)
The video is awesome, I love your videos.
AHAHAHA THEY'RE LIKE GRENADES I LOVE IT SO MUCH
Wow that’s awesome
These pelicans are tripping balls
Amazing footage. I live a couple of miles from the beach and we have pelicans but I’ve never seen anything like this
Pelican top 👍👍👍👍
Very nice
Love this film and the info..I live on the Upper Texas Coast..I am most familiar with the Brown Pelican :-)
That was awesome
MASS Kamikaze fish murderers: In our NEXT life...we're comin' back as a pelican!
That was so cool!
Good video nit and clear
Beauty & the beast 🧐😳
Awesome
2:05
That's a weird looking pelican
Underwater pelican feeding
Rockets...
Wow beautiful natural
A natureza é muito linda
Fantastic videography. Background music also super.....👍
എന്ത് എന്ത് സ്ഥലം മോനെ ഗുഡ്👍
Can someone tell me where exactly is this place i love it
This is Santa Barbara California, there is a nesting colony of pelicans on Anacapa Island about 30 miles away. A larger colony in Mexico, the local pelicans routinely 'hang out" around the harbor and on Stearns Wharf, the main pier for the city.
Why the overdubbed music? Bad idea. Robbed of the sonic sensation of this amazing phenomenon.
When the birds shot into the water, how could they aim so exactly to catch the fish?
Maybe the bird already lock the very fish in the air.
Where was this?
Supper!
ALLA Kuznecova .gkon
ALLA Kuznecova love
KHUBSURAT ALLAH KI MAHKLOOK 💐🌺💐🏵🌺 🏵🌺🏵🌺🏵🌺🏵🌺🏵🌺🏵🌺🏵
Good job. :D
Omg that so nice
Super
Thank you, that's funny! I understand it is often misattributed to Ogden Nash but was actually written by Dixon Lanier Merritt.
i feel powerful in here like (real power)
Once's _Aruim .arumi you nice
Excelente(algo bien) thank's
Nice place
nice
so beauty ful.
Wow..
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Santa Barbara?
Ahh I like this place
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woww
Shobhanallh
Para nelayan gk kebagian ikan daahhh... Habis di mkan ni burung
আললাহ মহান
You drowned your video with cheesy music.
Sobhanallah
Amen!
Thank you. Looks like you're right.
Shame on Mr. Nash! :-(
Great Captures/Footage/Clips. Just not a fan of the transitions.
Jacob Patrick колпна орловской
Kamikaze! Kamikaze!
Wes eneng2 wae manuk golek pangan, sampek nuncep jleb.
Musik nya enak judul nya apah iya ada yg tau ...?
সুবহান আললাহ
inb4 sps comments
whats the songs name
Orbion
Kamikazes
Maravilha total...
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#BirdsMatter
Saunie H. Yrytuuiopddgfhjkl
Very nice