American White Pelican, Mississippi River, near Le Claire, Iowa
With the temperatures becoming more moderate, just slightly below the freezing point, I thought it was a good time to go down south to lock & dam #14 near Le Claire, Iowa today. While the Mississippi River is still covered with ice for the most part up here, 90 miles further down the main channel had all open water.
While most people come here for watching Bald Eagles I was wondering what else could be found this time. Beside some other birds a large squadron of American White Pelicans owned the place and provided many photo opportunities and that’s what I like to offer today.