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White Pelican
floating high,
boasting buoyancy,
scooping fish while
power paddling upstream.
Cormorant
mostly submerged,
diving with ease,
an underwater arrow,
a fishing spear.
Big bird bothered
by persistent,
pursuing diver.
Cooperation, competition,
or Fishin' Buddies ?
© 2012 Richard Havenga
American White Pelican - (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Length: 62" (157 cm)
Wingspan: 108" - 8 - 9.5 ' ( 244 - 290 cm)
Double-crested Cormorant - (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Length: 32 - 33" (81 - 84 cm)
Wingspan: 52" (130 cm)
Photo Location: Snake River, Grand Teton (Teton) National Park, Wyoming (Wyoming)
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