Pelican Landing

This photo captures a brown pelican landing on a seawall. Pelican landing must be something special to many people as many places at least in... more

by Felix Lai

Title

Pelican Landing

Artist

Felix Lai

Medium

Photograph

Description

This photo captures a brown pelican landing on a seawall. Pelican landing must be something special to many people as many places at least in Florida are named "Pelican Landing".

Brown pelican
The brown pelican is a North American bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae. It is one of three pelican species found in the Americas and one of only two that feeds by diving in water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from Nova Scotia to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands. The nominate subspecies in its breeding plumage has a white head with a yellowish wash on the crown. The nape and neck are dark maroon–brown. The upper sides of the neck have white lines along the base of the gular pouch, and the lower foreneck has a pale yellowish patch. The male and female are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. The non-breeding adult has a white head and neck. The pink skin around the eyes becomes dull and gray in the non-breeding season. It lacks any red hue, and the pouch is strongly olivaceous ochre tinged and the legs are olivaceous gray to blackish-gray.

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April 20th, 2020