@nprofile1q... When you were briefly in Lawrence, KS, you weren't that far away from Grand Lake, which is home to an absurd number of White Pelicans. My grandparents used to spend their summers at the lake, and we'd visit.
There's also https://pelicanfestok.com/pelicans/
There's also https://pelicanfestok.com/pelicans/
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