Photo of the Week: American White Pelicans in Flight

Large white birds with black flight feathers and massive orange bills fly over Lake Erie shoreline against a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

Walking out to the western shore of Lake Erie, I peered over the rocky and sandy shoreline in search of shorebirds which began migrating through southeast Michigan over the past few weeks.

I thought I heard a sound above me and I was right!

When I looked up, I saw a flock of around 40 American White Pelicans soaring overhead, slowly flapping their broad wings.

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