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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

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MeredithNudo
MeredithNudo 11 years ago
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican


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4 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Nice first spotting on Noah - welcome to the Project!

wildcg
wildcg 11 years ago

Thanks so much for the response!

yes it's a juvie

MeredithNudo
MeredithNudo 11 years ago

From what it looks like, the juveniles sport the darker plumage. This certainly isn't a white pelican!

wildcg
Spotted by
wildcg

Sebastian, Florida, USA

Spotted on Nov 25, 2012
Submitted on Nov 25, 2012

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