Morning routine
![Pelicans enjoy their morning on the Pend Oreille River in this July 18 photo by Nia Patton. (Courtesy of Nia Patton)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Pelicans enjoy their morning on the Pend Oreille River in this July 18 photo by Nia Patton.
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