WHAT?

I had heard a rumor that pelicans lived in Colorado, but I dismissed it as legend... until today. I was riding my bike by a wetland preserve and I saw a HUGE one out in the water. I was so amazed that I stood there at watched it until it left, a good 30 minutes. Will wonders never cease?

I tracked down a local birder and asked her about it, she said that the pelicans do indeed live here, but are preparing to flee winter... so what I saw was no fluke.... no, I don't have a photo, nor do I have a lame excuse as to why.