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A flock of pelicans were taking advantage of the warmer summer weather at Golden Beach this week, enjoy a relaxing group siesta in the sun together. The image was captured by Bruce Allender.

Pelicans do cover a lot of territory in their everyday lives, so they definitely deserve some down time when they can

Read a recent feature story: The bold and the beautiful: ‘feathered nomads’ find their space amid coastal suburbia

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