Beautiful Flying Pelican
by Robert Bales
Title
Beautiful Flying Pelican
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
Found many brown pelicans while fishing out of San Diego, California.
The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a small pelican found in the Americas. It is one of the best known and most prominent birds found in the coastal areas of the southern and western United States. It is one of only 3 pelican species found in the Western Hemisphere. The Brown Pelican is only one of the two pelican species which feeds by diving into the water.
The Brown Pelican the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106 to 137 cm (42 to 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). Through most of its range, the brown pelican is an unmistakable bird. Like all pelicans, this species has a very large bill, 28 to 34.8 cm (11 to 13.7 in) long in this case, with a gular pouch on the bottom for draining water when it scoops out prey.[2] The head is white but often gets a yellowish wash in adult birds. The bill is grayish overall in most birds, though breeding birds become reddish on the underside of the throat. The back, rump, and tail are streaked with gray and dark brown, sometimes with a rusty hue. In adult pelicans, the breast and belly are a blackish-brown and the legs and feet are black. The juvenile is similar but has a brownish-gray neck and white underparts.
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December 14th, 2016
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Comments (25)
Dylyce Clarke
Congratulations, your picture has been FEATURED on the home page in the group WONDER OF WINGS on November 22, 2023. You are invited to add this featured image to the group discussion page "FEATURES ARCHIVE SEPT-DEC 2023.”
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Dylyce for the feature, congratulations, invite, comments, and promotion!!
Dale Kincaid
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been chosen as an ANIMAL MANIA Group feature! You are invited to post your work in the feature archive discussion.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much, Dale for the feature, congratulations, invite comments, and promotion!
Paul Kerton
Great capture Robert. Wonderful framing. Great fun shooting Pelicans. LF
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Paul for the wonderful comments and the LF!! It was fun shooting these!!
G Berry
i tried many times trying to capture them in flight, they are fast..great capture..
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the nice comment!! I was in the right place the right time!!
William Tasker
Hi Robert! Your beautiful capture has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks William for the wonderful feature and the LF!! I really appreciate your hard work in the group!!