White Pelican Island
Everywhere in Florida
you see brown pelicans…
They are frequently-observed,
year-round residents .
The more reclusive white pelicans
appear in fall and winter
at White Pelican Island and other
secluded Florida locations!
During the winter season,
white pelicans migrate from
Louisiana to their second home,
White Pelican Island
in the Gasparilla Sound.
Why do white pelicans migrate to
Florida, brown pelican territority?
Maybe, like human”snowbirds,”
they just like the warmer weather!
Copyright© 2020 by Cheryl Batavia
Gulf Coast Poet 
So peaceful seen ( White and Brown Pelican).
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Thank you, Amir, for reading my post and for your kind comment. White Pelican Island is a nature preserve and accessible only by boat. I have been there only a couple of times. It would be nice to go there again sometime. Take care. Cheryl
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Nature views are always peaceful and I ‘m requested to you please go again and enjoy the place.
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Thank you. I think it would be good to get out when it is safe…soon, I hope! You too!
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Yes after everything is ok.
Be safe
Be happy…
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I’ve only ever seen white Pelicans here in the Geelong area…… the brown pelicans look like they need a wash to make them white again…..
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Thank you, Ivor, for reading my post… I won’t tell the pelicans what you said about them! (: Take care!
Cheryl
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Lovely pics Cheryl. Nature and its beings always bring in a breath of freshness!!
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Thank you, Radhika. I’m glad you liked the photos. Be safe and happy. Cheryl
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Beautiful
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Thank you for dropping by, Haroon. I’m glad you enjoyed the post.
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You’re welcome my friend stay blessed
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Posts are looking amazing with pictures in between. 👍
I think you are right. They might also be wanting a warm weather like humans. Beautiful they look to be.
Hope you are doing well. 😊
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*snowbirds 😁
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Kitrika, I am glad you liked the post. When all of the isolation is over, I’d like to take a boat ride to the island again.
I am OK. Thank you for asking. I hope you are doing well. Cheryl
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Wow. I wish I could go along with you. Sounds perfect Cheryl. 💕
I too am doing good for the time. 😊
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Yes, it would be fun to do this with you! There are also manatees and many tropical birds to see on this boat ride. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. I am glad you are doing well. cheryl
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love your poetry and these amazing pics!
I have never seen brown or all white pelicans, so rare … here they are all black and white 🙂
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Thank you, Kate, for reading my poems. I am glad you liked this one. Interesting how very similar animals differ. I believe our white pelicans have black flight feathers, which are not visible when their wings are folded.
The brown pelicans work alone. They fly high above the water searching for fish, then dive straight down to catch one. The white pelicans work together, flying just above the water and herding the fish. I will do a little research to learn more about Australian pelicans. They sound interesting. Take care. Cheryl
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ours have mostly become beggars, marauding off the fishermen as they return with their catch 🙂
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