Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Description:
these are deliteful!! i had so much fun watching them plunge dive for food and so did the cormorants!!
Habitat:
Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Huntington Beach, California, USA
Spotted on Feb 4, 2014
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014
10 Comments
beautiful capture Hema,congrats and thanks for sharing
nice one Hema :)
Beautiful animal!!
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Penguins,Puffins, Pelicans should never become extinct.
Sarah,that is the breeding plumage.These are high class entertainers!!
Very nice! I've not seen one with the red before.
I agree bayucca. These were off the endangered list but now they are back on it :(.
Thnx Reiko. Amazing creatures!!
Cool! I love these pelicans ;-)...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/172...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/169...
Nice.