We got excellent views of this Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) as it perched on a bare limb in Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana the morning of August 23, 2012. We'd left Xakanaxa Camp just after sunrise via a safari vehicle to bird and look for big game. Non-breeding adults have gray upperparts and a grayish-white head and underparts. The upper mandible is a pale yellow color with a yellow tip. The lower mandible is striated. The underwings are grayish and dark gray (not black). Note the white area (not pink) around the eye. Temperatures were in the upper 70's with clear sunny skies.