Hanne Matthews, Yawn (ANIMALS 2021)

I took this picture while I was walking in West Albury's (NSW) swamp area. It was sunny autumn morning, and there were 2 pelicans sitting on a dead tree branch with some other pelicans and water birds around them. They were resting, but then for my surprise one stood up and lifted it's head and peak and opened it's mouth wide open and then closed it again. Then the other one did the exact same thing. I personally have never seen a pelican to do this, a full on yawn.

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