Perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in the Background

A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult breeding plumage coloration. La Jolla, California, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 38879
A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult breeding plumage coloration. La Jolla, California, USA

This image is featured in: Images of Brown Pelicans in Soft Overcast Light and Against Big Surf, Winter 2022/2023, Part IX, Photographing the Head Throw of the California Brown Pelican in La Jolla

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38879
Format: Digital 4:3
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