Pelecaniformes-The birds in this order are the only birds that are totipalmate, (having webbed feet with four toes.) In most species of birds, the hallux (big toe) is the first toe and it points backwards. In the birds in this order the hallux points to the front and it is webbed with the other three toes.
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrohynchos)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrohynchos)
White Pelican Flyover
White Pelican Flyover
Pod of White Pelicans
Pod of White Pelicans
Black Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax))
Black Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax))
Brown Pelican ( Pelecanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican ( Pelecanus occidentalis)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Juvenile Great Blue Herons ( Ardea herodias)
Juvenile Great Blue Herons ( Ardea herodias)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
White Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
White Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Yellow Crowned Night Herons (Nyctanassa violacea)
Yellow Crowned Night Herons (Nyctanassa violacea)
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