Great White pelican, Pelacanus onocrotalus, flock preening early in the morning in Keoladeo Ghana National Park, India

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The great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and in Africa in swamps and shallow lakes. Here the birds are preening in the wetlands of Bharatpur.

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Location: Bharatpur, India
Photo credit: © Dominic Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
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