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  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelicans are huge, stocky seabirds. They have thin necks and very long bills with a stretchy throat pouch used for capturing fish. Their wings are very long and broad and are often noticeably bowed when the birds are gliding. Santa Cruz, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Adult Brown Pelicans are gray-brown birds with yellow heads and white necks. In breeding plumage, the back and sides of the neck turn a rich, dark reddish-brown. Immatures are gray-brown with pale whitish belly and breast. Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up in their large bills. Moss Landing, California

  • Brown Pelicans

    Brown Pelicans

    Moss Landing, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelicans

    Brown Pelicans

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Channel Islands National Park, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Channel Islands National Park, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Channel Islands National Park, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Channel Islands National Park, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Santa Cruz, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Santa Cruz, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Santa Cruz, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Moss Landing, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Moss Landing, California

  • Brown Pelicans

    Brown Pelicans

    Moss Landing, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Moss Landing, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Monterey, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • Brown Pelicans

    Brown Pelicans

    Santa Cruz, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    Don Edwards NWR, California

  • Brown Pelican surrounded by White Pelicans

    Brown Pelican surrounded by White Pelicans

    Breeding on lakes throughout the northern Great Plains and mountain West, the American White Pelican is one of the largest birds in North America. It winters along the coasts, but breeds only inland. Shoreline, California

  • White Pelicans

    White Pelicans

    Baylands, California

  • White Pelicans

    White Pelicans

    Don Edwards, NWR, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Don Edwards, NWR, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Baylands, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Don Edwards, NWR, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Don Edwards, NWR, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelicans

    White Pelicans

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Don Edwards, NWR, California

  • White Pelican

    White Pelican

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelicans

    White Pelicans

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelicans

    White Pelicans

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelicans

    White Pelicans

    Shoreline, California

  • Look what I found

    Look what I found

    Shoreline, California

  • White Pelicans

    White Pelicans

    Shoreline, California