Pelicans' spectacular ritual as spring, 2007, approaches in southern Australia banner

         
Dancing Chat splash benediction flapping dance
         
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As the breeding season approaches, pelicans carry saplings and twigs and perform a rarely seen ritual dance. They thrash the water with their wings and contort their bodies in joy. The Gift Returning Showing

Left series : a pelican returns to the group with a branch and together they show the branches they collected.

Images © Ray Drew 2007