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Several other bird species have been recorded in the diet of this pelican in South Africa, including Cape gannet chicks on Malgas Island [77] as well as crowned cormorants, kelp gulls, greater crested terns, and African penguins on Dassen Island and elsewhere. [78]
Seal Island (Mossel Bay) near Mossel Bay: Vaal Dam Island: Just inside the Gauteng border: 110 hectares (270 acres) Vaaldegrace Island Group - Vaal River (3) Free State at Parys: 110 hectares (270 acres) 1. Vaaldegrace Island 1
Known for the sulphur springs on the lake bed, its islands are inhabited by great white pelicans, one being known as Pelican Island. Lake Shala is surrounded by hot springs filled with boiling water, and the earth surrounding the lake is filled with cracks due to erosion and earthquakes.
The breeding range of the great white pelican extends to Ethiopia, Tanzania, Chad, northern Cameroons, and Nigeria in Africa, and has been observed or reported breeding in Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. [20] In the 1990s, 6,700 to 11,000 breeding pairs in 23 to 25 breeding sites, were found in the Palearctic region. [21]
Little egret and South African shelduck are residents and can often be seen with the waders, while Greater flamingoes and Great white pelican occur in deeper water. An isolated hide west of the Geelbek educational centre overlooks a salt pan where it is possible to observe the rare Chestnut-banded plover. [6]
Today, I live in the humidity of South Africa, having moved here a few years ago, with scents on the breeze reminding me of Marco Island. Travel, especially road trips, became a central feature in ...