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Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Photo by belterbabe
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Description:

A Brown Pelican sitting on piling on Klopp Lake, Arcata, CA -- the Arcata Marsh, a wildlife refuge.

The Brown Pelican is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard.

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