This pelican was busy drying and preening itself. The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is found across Australia and New Guinea on many inland and coastal waters but tends to avoid the very dry desert regions mainly located in the centre of the continent. These pelicans also occur in Indonesia and sometimes in New Zealand and some Pacific Islands close to Australia. The Australian Pelican is the largest of the 8 species of Pelicans found worldwide.
As often happens, while on holiday the weather didn't fully cooperate for photography. Most days were overcast with no nice sunrises or sunsets. As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This is what I did with this one chance at getting a nice sunset at the caravan park where we camped.
One of Australia’s most elegant birds, the snowy-white Eastern Great Egret is often seen wading in a range of wetlands, from lakes, rivers and swamps to estuaries, saltmarsh and intertidal mudflats.
