Thursday, April 9, 2009

How far would you fly for a good meal?

Our pelicans fly from Redberry Lake, where two or three hundred pairs nest, to Saskatoon's weir for a chance to fish for their dinner. This is a round trip of about 100 kilometers. The American White Pelican has been known to go on "foraging trips" like this routinely, sometimes travelling as much as 240 kilometers in total!