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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Photo by LivanEscudero
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Field Notes

Habitat:

estuaries and coastal marine habitats along both the east and west coasts. They breed between Maryland and Venezuela, and between southern California and southern Ecuador

Notes:

A lone pelican spent some time fishing while we were on the beach. Here it is on one of its dives.

Reference Links:

Brown Pelican Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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