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Cleaning   >             photos@oceanlight.com   +1-760-707-7153 Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 03267   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola   California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Image ID: 28347   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Bignose Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii, being cleaned by a small wrasse, Fiji. Image ID: 34735   Species: Bignose Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji   California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Image ID: 36678   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Image ID: 30326   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 36681   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   A brown pelican preening, uropygial gland (preen gland) visible near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Note adult winter breeding plumage in display, with brown neck, red gular throat pouch and yellow and white head. Image ID: 36682   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 30255   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Image ID: 30289   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 28332   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 06304   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola   Blue shark and yellowtail in the open ocean. Image ID: 01000   Species: North Pacific Yellowtail, Seriola lalandi, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA   Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 22527   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Image ID: 30174   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 28329   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   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. Image ID: 22562   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch. Image ID: 36684   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch. Image ID: 36688   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch. Image ID: 36791   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Image ID: 36714   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 36683   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch. Image ID: 36690   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican, entangled in monofilament fishing line, showing winter mating plumage colors. Image ID: 28966   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Image ID: 29085   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Image ID: 30290   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 30295   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 30298   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 30299   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. Image ID: 30300   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch. Image ID: 36722   Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA

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