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Pelecanus occidentalis
The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves. They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/brown...
Wetlands
Spotted on Aug 27, 2014
Submitted on Aug 27, 2014
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