Brown Pelican

Description:

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) sharing airspace in Islamorada, Florida.

Habitat:

The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106–137 cm (42–54 in) in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6.1 to 12 lb) and has a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m (6.0 to 8.2 ft). (Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Pelic......) The Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Northernmost populations migrate further south in winter, and this species occurs as a rare vagrant to western Europe. (Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Gu......)