Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistDelores Knowles CollectionWildlife
Description American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)The White Pelican is usually found only in the winter months here in Florida and by April or May are usually heading back up north. Before leaving the warm waters of the south, breeding adults develop a horny knob on their bills. Its believed the knobs serve a twofold purpose. They may signal members of the opposite sex that they are in the market for a mate, and they also serve as a target for other adults when they arrive at their northern breeding grounds and fight for territories. Fighting adults aim for these knobs and not the tender gular pouches that could cause fatal injury. Once eggs are laid, the knobs fall off. Photographed in Citrus County, Florida.
Delores Knowles, Leesburg, FL Member Since July 2007 Artist Statement Since I received my first Kodak Brownie over sixty years ago, photography has been a passion that I return to again and again with ever growing pleasure. My back porch faces a small pond that is home to several species of central Florida wildlife many of which are indulgent to my ever-clicking camera.