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Pelican Lake (Greece): Magic Revisited

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Magical“ is one of those words that suffer from overuse and I usually avoid it – but in this case, I cannot think of a better description. The system starts with a small pool bursting with Little Egrets , Pygmy and Great Cormorants , Black-headed Gulls … I am driving by it and, through the opening in the bushes, see a… Pelican!

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However, oiled birds would have suffered even more were it not for the relief workers attending to as many as they could. The April 2010 Gulf oil spill was obviously devastating to the region’s wildlife.

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Birds Suffering from Oil Spill

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Pelicans unable to fly due to being coated with oil. Several pelicans were coated in oil on Barataria Bay off Louisiana, their usually brown and white feathers now jet black. Pelican eggs were glazed with rust-colored gunk, and new hatchlings and nests were also coated with crude. It's the Exxon Valdez all over again.

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Who cares for your ducks in the winter?

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You will see hundreds of Green-winged and Blue-winged Teals , Western and Least Sandpipers , White Pelicans , American Avocets , Black-necked Stilts , Great and Snowy Egrets , White-faced Ibises , Ring-billed Gulls , and Caspian Terns. The same could be said of the White Pelicans, but Pelicans are just too amusing.

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Farewell to 2020 – Marin Brewing Company: Albion Amber Ale

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But we knew these were trivial inconveniences compared to the suffering the fires were causing, which became more evident as we continued our journey that week: the highways crowded with refugees fleeing from the north and east and we witnessed a great outpouring of neighborly help for those in need at many roadside stops.

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An Unfortunate Pewee

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The condition this bird is suffering from is avian keratin disorder, I believe. I think the modified Clark’s Nutcracker looks pretty rad, but the American White Pelican is a major bummer. The bird was unable to close its bill any more than you can see here.

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The great green Caribbean lowlands – Costa Rica

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Watching my first Brown Pelicans , I am inhaling deeply and commenting to Sergio Arias how strong the scent is. The only difference in the next 8 days will be an earlier wakeup call, at 4.20, but coming from Europe and suffering from jet lag, it wasn’t as bad as it sounds.