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TQ2979 : Westminster: a pelican displays its wingspan

Westminster: a pelican displays its wingspan

This pelican, on the bank of St. James's Park Lake, shows off his impressive plumage.

Category: Lake

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St James's Park [742] · Westminster [562] · St James's Park Lake [81] ·

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Grid Square: TQ2979, 2974 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Chris Downer (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 29 June, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 29 June, 2008
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 297 798 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.1511N 0:7.9123W
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 297 798
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)

Image classification(about): Supplemental image

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TQ2979 : Westminster: pelicans in St. James’s Park TQ2979 : Westminster: a pelican displays its wingspan

These are Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus), as were the original London Parks birds donated by Russia. There is also however, I understand, a single American Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) with them now.

Posted by Stan on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 (2 comments)