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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Photo by Tom15
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

This brown pelican had been resting on a sand spit in a lagoon at J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, then decided to take flight.

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Comments (4)
Tom15
Thanks venusflytrap.
patty
Beautiful pelican and picture Tom! =)

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Birds seen in Florida
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PublishedApril 17, 2014

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