I am so excited to announce a series on American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)! As you can probably tell from the Birder’s Lounge logo, I am pretty sweet on these magnificent birds. I saw my first “real-live” pelican on February 25, 2005. (No, I didn’t remember the date -  I had to look back at my pictures.)

As I have mentioned before, I actually credit squirrels with leading me into my love of birds. I credit my first sight of a flock of pelicans as the awe-inspiring clincher to my bird-lovingness . Have you ever seen a pelican in flight? Awesome! Huge! I’m talking, 9-foot wingspan huge.

Something else neat…this is my 100th post! How very fitting that it should be about pelicans. I didn’t even plan it that way!

I will be sharing lots of pictures and information about American White Pelicans in the coming weeks. Before you know it, you’ll adore them as much as I do!