Brown Pelican Photo, Pelecanus occidentalis

A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. La Jolla, California, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 22572 Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light TableClick To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Earth. You must have Google Earth installed for this feature to work correctly.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Google Maps.Click To View This Photo At Its Location in Live Search Maps.


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A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. La Jolla, California, USA

Stock Photo: 22572  -?- 
Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
Lat/Long: 32° 50' 59.96"N, 117° 16' 12.26"W (Coordinates: 32.84999°, -117.27007°)
Format: Digital 2:3
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