Mister pelican and his gull-friends

Rob McKinley Oct 9, 2024 3:30 PM
A pelican and seagulls rest at the end of the small dock near the David Thompson statue in Lac La Biche last Friday. While most of the migratory pelicans have started their trip south from Lac La Biche, the lone pelican has been seen along the shoreline in recent days, many times with other birds.▲
An American White pelican - one of hundreds that fly to Lac La Biche each year, sits on the dock near the David Thompson statue last Friday afternoon. While most of the other pelicans have taken wing to the south, this one has remained along the lakeshore. The average lifespan of a pelican is between 15 and 25 years.▲
While other pelicans have started their migration south as the colours change in the Lac La Biche region, this one was hanging out with his gull-friends on a Lac La Biche dock last week. ▲

A pelican and seagulls rest at the end of the small dock near the David Thompson statue in Lac La Biche last Friday. While most of the migratory pelicans have started their trip south from Lac La Biche, the lone pelican has been seen along the shoreline in recent days, many times with other birds.

The pelicans that visit the Lac La Biche region – which is a globally-designated International Birding Area – are American White pelicans, one of eight species of pelican in the world. Pelicans have a life span in the wild of between 15 and 25 years. Want another bird fact? The seagulls resting with the pelican in the photo have a lifespan of 25 years.

 

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