An American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) remains calm amidst chaos when surrounded by Franklin's Gulls (Leucophaeus pipixcan) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, United States on October 16, 2023.

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023Oct16_SaltPlainsNWR/2023oct16_birds_IMG_6853c.html

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