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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

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AshleyT
And that's what Project Noah is for :)
GustavoMorejon
You are right Ashley !!! Sorry, I am not a good ornithologist.
AshleyT
This is actually a Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis :) The yellow forehead and brownish body gives it away. The white pelicans have an all white body!
patty
Esta foto del lindo pelicano sí puede tener un lugar en Project Noah ya que cuadra con su filosofía. Podrías quitar las otras fotos y dejar ésta y otras del estilo que puedas tener. Saludos
patty
This nice pelican does go with Project Noahs philosophy so maybe you can remove the other pictures and leave this one and the others of the kind.

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PublishedApril 22, 2013

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