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Brown pelicans

Pelecanus occidentalis

Photo by mary.gallo.m
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a large group of brown pelicans spotted on the beach off of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. We enjoyed watching them diving into the water to catch a fish.

Habitat:

Beach off of the Gulf of Mexico, High Island, Texas

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Comments (3)
Neil Ross
I'm glad you like the video. It wasn't of Pelicans (that would have been awesome too), but great none the less. Birds are unique creatures that always surprise. I find them very inspirational. Cheers for your wonderful spotting.
mary.gallo.m
Thanks Neil for the video on the surfing swans. Swans are so graceful and to see them actually surfing gave me a big smile for sure. Thanks a lot! I find all birds so awesome and always seem to get a lot of surprises from them.
Neil Ross
This is brilliant. A wonderful spotting, Mary. For some reason Pelicans always put a smile on my face :-) Here's something that I hope makes you smile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pja3UPlNHN8

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PublishedMarch 2, 2014

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