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Juvenile Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Photo by LaurieWinters
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This pelican dove in for this big fish but it must have been dead already. It struggled with it and then gave up.

Habitat:

Gulf of Mexico

Reference Links:

EOL: Pelecanus occidentalis

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PublishedNovember 10, 2011

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