Winged Giants Drop In
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A pair of American white pelicans hang out in the Provost Trout Pond just southwest of the Provost & District Museum on Friday morning, May 15. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this is one of the largest North American birds and among the heaviest flying birds (9.9 to 19.8 pounds) in the world. The lab describes them as ‘majestic’ in the air. They use their pouched bills to scoop up fish — and sometimes groups of pelicans work together to herd fish into the shallows for easy feeding. The oldest known bird of this kind was banded in North Dakota, U.S.A. in 1983 and lived to at least 23 years, 6 months old. See more local nature photos in The Provost News dated May 20, 2026. ©Provost News Photo. |
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More pictures, stories can be found in the print edition of The Provost News, May 20, 2026 including:
• Provost Tax Rates Nudge Upwards
— “There’ll be construction stuff all over town. Be prepared to detour”— Public Works
• Alberta Dodges ‘Significant Increase’ to Federal Industrial Carbon Tax
• Wonders of Nature — A Wildlife Photo Feature
• Employment
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