Big-mouth pelicans enjoy leisure time in Turkey's lake

By Xinhua Published: May 23, 2021 07:42 AM

Pelicans, a genus of large water birds, are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. A flock of them are enjoying their leisure time in a Turkish lake.

Pelicans on a lake in Konya, Turkey, on May 22, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)