23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Great White Pelicans in Flight Formation to Feed Their Ravenous Black Colored Chicks
I visited Djoudj Park in January 2023 as the black colored pelican chicks awaited their very own parents for tender feeding morsels. The adult white pelicans flew in formation each with beaks filled searching for their very own chicks. Curiously, yes, they know each other even in the creche!
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 01.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2025 |
| Photo Location: | 1.5 hour drive from St. Louis, Senegal, Senegal |
| Camera: | DMC-FZ70 |
| Copyright: | © Marilyn Adelman |