The Red River now down to normal levels and the White Pelicans are gathering in great numbers.
Lockport is a great place if you are so inclined to see Pelicans up-close and personal.

Pack a lunch to have in the park…other options would be the Half Moon Drive In and Skinner’s for a hotdog or burger.

Pelicans are now able to spend their time fishing at the base of the dam…there’s always plenty of action coming and going.

Sometimes things get a little congested…with little to no room to land.

Move Out of the Way…was likely what this Pelican thought when coming in for a landing.

It’s certainly that time of year…everything is beginning to return.
Even though the river has yet to crest here in Winnipeg, Pelicans now can easily be found since the ice is gone.
Both male and female develop a bump on their beaks during breeding season…this bump falls off after the birds have mated and laid eggs.

The American White Pelican can be found across the Prairie Provinces and migrate South as far as Texas and Mexico in the Winter months.
I had always thought up un-till a few years ago that they were found across Canada…apparently not.
Being informed by a friend in Montreal that they only have Brown Pelicans…although there has been the odd White Pelican show up in the area.

By the look of things fishing is good on the Red River…clearly this Pelican has caught a good sized fish.

I’m sure everyone has seen the American White Pelican at some point…perhaps in one of the many manmade ponds within the city.
If traveling outside the city near Lockport, Selkirk or Gimli you may have noticed them soring high overhead in a group.
Their main food source is fish and hunt for them singly or in a group as they are a very social bird…often congregating forming a circle around a school of fish when located and begin feeding.
Pelicans being the largest bird you will find in Manitoba with a wingspan of up to 90 in.
Would be pretty hard to mistake them for another bird.