Pouches aren't just for birds that catch fish. Blue jays are one of several species of birds gifted with a smaller pouch, also called gular. This sac, which opens beneath the bird's tongue ...

Pelican Boldly Steals Fish From Osprey Midflight in Stunning Aerial Battle. Diana Logan. November 29, ... But though catching may be easy—keeping their catch might be harder, ...

Pelican double crossing: Cheeky bird flexes its muscles to swoop in and steal fish from smaller, helpless cormorant. Small cormorant spent around 10 minutes patiently diving to catch trout ...

The body of the brown pelican was taken by representatives of the California Wildlife Center. The 30-year-old was arrested and booked into jail on $20,000 bail at the time of the incident in August.

Brown pelicans will follow dolphins, hovering above to catch fish that get stirred up. A reader from Southern California notes that “gulls have learned to follow the pelicans in an attempt to ...

An American White pelican had a fish stuck in its esophagus. Vets at Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s von Arx Wildlife Hospital in Naples rescued the bird, removed the fish carcass.

“We were at anchor and local fishermen were offering their catch,” Poliza recalls. “They were cleaning the fish and all kinds of birds were coming by. The pelican was able to scoop up this fish.

The Chichagof Island city of Pelican has long prided itself on being “closest to the fish.” Its placement in Lisianski Inlet made it an ideal spot for fishermen to drop off their catch and ...