A photograph of three Australian pelicans standing in very shallow, still water, their reflections clearly mirrored in the calm surface below them. The birds are large, with striking black-and-white plumage, white bodies and heads with bold black wing markings and long, pale pink bills with a distinctive pouch. The two pelicans on the left are facing right, with their wings slightly ruffled and spread, as though mid-preening or shaking off water. The central bird has its long neck curved downward and its bill angled toward the water. The pelican on the right stands more upright and composed, facing left. In the background, slightly out of focus, two pied stilts can be seen wading in the shallows. The backdrop is a soft blur of green and yellow-green foliage reflected in the waters of the wetland environment. The overall lighting is warm and bright.

Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve, Queensland, Australia

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