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Country Dreamer
01-01-2014, 11:38 AM
Saw White Pelicans on a pond on Sandhill Golf Course early last week, have passed the same pond many times since, but have not seen the pelicans again. Has anyone seen them anywhere else in The Villages? I loved watching them last winter and thought it would be fun to track them this winter.

red tail
01-01-2014, 11:41 AM
Saw White Pelicans on a pond on Sandhill Golf Course early last week, have passed the same pond many times since, but have not seen the pelicans again. Has anyone seen them anywhere else in The Villages? I loved watching them last winter and thought it would be fun to track them this winter.

yep....I live on the 6th hole hacienda and have seen them on the lake twice in the last week.

graciegirl
01-01-2014, 11:50 AM
My NEW Florida Bird Book from Santa says that sometimes they have NINE foot wing extensions. Talk about big bird.

Madelaine Amee
01-01-2014, 12:09 PM
Saw White Pelicans on a pond on Sandhill Golf Course early last week, have passed the same pond many times since, but have not seen the pelicans again. Has anyone seen them anywhere else in The Villages? I loved watching them last winter and thought it would be fun to track them this winter.

Yes, they are regularly on the big retention ponds in the Summerhill area. We read that they feed until all the fish have been eaten, have no idea if this is true because there cannot be that many fish in those ponds.

jebartle
01-01-2014, 02:01 PM
This AM they were at Mira Mesa Pond!

BS Beef
01-01-2014, 03:19 PM
If anyone has the pull could you get "alemorkam" to take a picture of them?

:thumbup:

Ooper
01-01-2014, 08:04 PM
They have been hanging around the Santiago Pond for the last 2 weeks. Apparently they haven't cleaned out the fish as they are still there every day feeding.

Dennis Ga
01-01-2014, 08:18 PM
They are just some more Snow Birds, that we love to see during the winter.

Charlie12491
01-02-2014, 06:46 AM
They were on the lake at El Santiago last Friday.

gomoho
01-02-2014, 09:01 AM
So excited to hear this news - was hoping they would return this winter. I love when they all take flight - what a sight!