Miller: What do they like to eat in terms of fish? Lawonn: Well, mostly, the pelican diet is composed of fish that are not of economic importance or conservation importance. Common carp are a ...

An American White Pelican. Tonight ... "She won't eat dead food, and she won't eat anything that doesn't look like a fish. So, filets of fish and big pieces of fish she doesn't recognize those ...

Those sites are harder for predators like coyotes to access, and so offer protections to pelican chicks. They also provide easy access to food for adult birds that eat 4 pounds of fish per day.