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Fun Fact: Pelecanus onocrotalus (Great White Pelican)

17 December 2022 by Alan

A “Durban Botanical Gardens” image from Flickr – click on the name of the photographer below to see more Durban goodness and to thank the photographer.

Pelecanus onocrotalus (Great White Pelican)
Photo by Arthur Chapman

Durban Botanical Gardens

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in the Durban Botanic Gardens, Durban, South Africa. Photographed on 23 May 2018.

Also one African Spoonbill present.

www.inaturalist.org/observations/51846506


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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Midlands – The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is an inland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, that lies around Pietermaritzburg, and includes the Drakensberg mountain range. There are several small towns located in the Midlands, including: Howick, Balgowan, Nottingham Road, Rosetta, Estcourt, Mooi-River, Greytown, Richmond and Ixopo. Drakensberg towns of Underberg, Himeville, Winterton and Bergville are included. The Midlands Meander consists of several tourism routes, that include accommodation, art and crafts and restaurant stops.


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