Juvenile Brown Pelican in Flight, Pelecanus occidentalis, #40016

Juvenile Brown pelican in flight. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009. La Jolla, California, USA

This image is featured in: La Jolla Seabirds in Late December

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40016
Format: Digital 2:3