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Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Order
PELECANIFORMES
– Family
PELECANIDAE
Authors: Shields, Mark

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Adult Brown Pelican, eastern subspecies, 'chick-feeding' plumage.
Adult Brown Pelican, eastern subspecies, 'chick-feeding' plumage.
Adult Brown Pelican, basic plumage, Sanibel Is., FL, March.
Adult Brown Pelican, basic plumage, Sanibel Is., FL, March.
Adult Brown Pelican ssp californicus, breeding plumage, San Diego, CA, March.
Adult Brown Pelican ssp californicus, breeding plumage, San Diego, CA, March.
Adult Brown Pelican ssp. californicus, basic plumage, La Jolla, CA, September.
Adult Brown Pelican ssp. californicus, basic plumage, La Jolla, CA, September.
Adult Brown Pelican, ventral view, Monterey Bay, CA, February.
Adult Brown Pelican, ventral view, Monterey Bay, CA, February.
Adult Brown Pelican ssp californicus, breeding plumage, La Jolla, CA, January.
Adult Brown Pelican ssp californicus, breeding plumage, La Jolla, CA, January.
Adult Brown Pelican ssp californicus, Monterey Bay, CA, December.
Adult Brown Pelican ssp californicus, Monterey Bay, CA, December.
Immature Brown Pelican, ssp californicus, Moss Landing, CA, October.
Immature Brown Pelican, ssp californicus, Moss Landing, CA, October.
Immature Brown Pelican, Everglades NP, FL, December.
Immature Brown Pelican, Everglades NP, FL, December.
Juvenile Brown Pelican, eastern subspecies
Juvenile Brown Pelican, eastern subspecies
Juvenile Brown Pelican ssp californicus, Monterey Bay, CA, October.
Juvenile Brown Pelican ssp californicus, Monterey Bay, CA, October.
Juvenile Brown Pelican, dorsal view, Monterey Bay, CA, December.
Juvenile Brown Pelican, dorsal view, Monterey Bay, CA, December.
Juvenile Brown Pelican, La Jolla, CA, August.
Juvenile Brown Pelican, La Jolla, CA, August.
Cliff-nesting Brown Pelicans, Baja California.
Cliff-nesting Brown Pelicans, Baja California.
Brown Pelican clutch; South Carolina
Brown Pelican clutch; South Carolina
Brown Pelicans roosting on offshore rocks, Monterey Bay, CA, January.
Brown Pelicans roosting on offshore rocks, Monterey Bay, CA, January.
Brown Pelicans feeding, Baja California Sur, February
Brown Pelicans feeding, Baja California Sur, February
Adult Brown Pelican in a feeding dive, Florida, March.
Adult Brown Pelican in a feeding dive, Florida, March.
Brown Pelicans feeding on sardines, Monterey Bay, CA, January.
Brown Pelicans feeding on sardines, Monterey Bay, CA, January.
Brown Pelicans in transit, Monterey Bay, CA, September.
Brown Pelicans in transit, Monterey Bay, CA, September.