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TQ2979
: Pelican in St. James' Park, London
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Pelican in St. James' Park, London
Viewed from the footbridge crossing the lake. Great white pelicans were introduced into St. James' Park in 1664 as a gift from the Russian Ambassador.
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Geographical Context:
Park and Public Gardens
Lakes, Wetland, Bog
Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms
City, Town centre
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Thursday, 19 October, 2017 (
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Thursday, 19 October, 2017
Subject Location
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TQ 2950 7981
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51:30.1439N
0:8.1374W
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TQ 2952 7981
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TQ2979 : Westminster: pelicans in St. James’s Park
TQ2979 : Westminster: a pelican displays its wingspan
These are Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus), as were the original London Parks birds donated by Russia. There is also however, I understand, a single American Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) with them now.
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