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On the horizon, pelicans gracefully spread their wings and glided over the shimmering sea before coming to rest at the end of a fishing pier. — Fabiola Santiago, miamiherald, "Florida isn’t the worst state in the nation. Not. Even. Close.," 29 Jan. 2018 White pelicans have a wingspan of 9 feet, making them one of the largest birds in North America. — Bonnie Gross, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Charlotte County: White pelicans in Charlotte Harbor," 6 May 2018 Bald eagles, white pelicans and flocks and flocks of water-loving birds. — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Wakulla County: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge," 6 May 2018 Mayer spoke as his boat putt-putted among sea otters, harbor seals and pelicans crowding the salt-water estuary called Elkhorn Slough. — Washington Post, "Sea otters rebound but struggle to regain historic range," 18 May 2018 Louisiana One features an artist's rendition of the state flag, complete with a large mother pelican and her trio of hungry young. — Laura Mcknight, NOLA.com, "Southwest's Louisiana One gives the state bird new wings," 8 Mar. 2018 Maybe Pepperdine University needs to adopt a pelican as its mascot after the school’s graduation Saturday. — Natalie Dreier, ajc, "Pelicans crash university’s graduation ceremony," 1 May 2018 Rather than a flurry of feathers, the pelicans waddled out slowly, unsure of their new surroundings. — Erin Stone, SFChronicle.com, "Once injured, starving pelicans are rehabilitated, freed on San Francisco Bay shoreline," 29 June 2018 What do a golden VW bus, a pink pelican and a charcoal drawing of palm trees on fire all have in common? — Patrick Connolly, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Off-the-wall works at Orlando Museum's Florida Prize," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pelican.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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