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(Adult) Brown Pelican

Pelecanus Occidentalis

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Field Notes

Description:

Large beautiful brown bird with white on the top of the head and a long dark beak.

Habitat:

Pacific coast on sandstone cliff in La Jolla. The water was amazing this day!

Notes:

I shot this with a Sony video camera that has a 10mp camera.

Reference Links:

Brown Pelican

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Comments (8)
NicoleB
It's another Beauty, Cindy!
CindyBinghamKeiser
I'm so excited! I found another image of the brown pelican in my photo library! I placed it as the second image. Enjoy :)
NicoleB
Lucky you! What a gorgeous Beauty!
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you! It was a picture-perfect day. Any chance you can help identify my unidentified coastal wildlife?
Noe and Pili
Very nice pic, the colors of the water are amazing :)

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California Coastal Wildlife Watch
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Birds of the World
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Southern California Wildlife
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Global Flight
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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