Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) are being ringed and marked before being released back to nature

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Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) are being ringed and marked before being released back to nature. Painting the underside of the wing helps identify the bird from the ground. This will allow researchers to better understand the birds migration mechanism. Photographed at the Carmel Hai-Bar Animal Sanctuary in Israel

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Photo credit: © Shay Levy / Alamy / Afripics
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