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Brown pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

These are juveniles that learned that easy food is available at the human fishermen piers..

Habitat:

Seashores. Galapagos Islands.

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Brown Pelican

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Comments (4)
The MnMs
They were after all waiting patiently their turn on the long line..LOL!
Ashish
Even if they stole a fish. No one make a Police complaint.. :)
The MnMs
why to spend time and energy fishing when humans do it all for you and you don´t have to pay money :-D
Ashish
So story telling pelicans.. They must come to shopping.in Fish market...!!

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South American Species
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Birds of the World
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Galapagos Biodiversity

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PublishedJune 12, 2011

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