Flying Pair
by Robert Bales
Title
Flying Pair
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Found this pair of 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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November 30th, 2016
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Comments (6)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Sunil Kapadia
Marvelous capture with lovely details and wing positions. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Suni for the very nice comments and the LF!! I was very lucky to get these!!
Heather King
I am in eternal AWE of this one Robert....I so hope some day I can witness (and photograph) these exquisite beauties ♥ F/L
Robert Bales replied:
They sure are a great bird to watch and photography. I sure hope you get to that some day!! Thanks for the FL and the nice comments !!