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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Habitat:

Marshy lake/river

Notes:

This large bird is rare during most of year in Maricopa County, AZ. I observed two of these magnificent pelicans at the Tempe Town Lake. See pic # 2 for the birds' flight.

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2 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

Thanks Des!

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 8 years ago

congrats on the rarity!

JoshuaGSmith
Spotted by
JoshuaGSmith

Tempe, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Oct 24, 2015
Submitted on Oct 25, 2015

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