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Where the pelican builds her nest

Australia, 1966
film

A colony of pelicans in a northern Queensland lagoon, showing the rearing of chicks from egg to fledgling. Other species living in the lagoon are seen briefly..

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Pelicans

United States, 1981
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Beyond the dune

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Nests in the bush

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Pelican Island

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Australia presents world of birds

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At the edge of the salt plain

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Birds & their young

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Feathered fishers

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Eagles on the ranges (Aquila audax)

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Edge of the deep

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Island of turtles

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Receding wetlands

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Brolga

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