{"id":5510,"date":"2012-12-20T20:58:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T03:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/?p=5510"},"modified":"2022-12-31T03:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T19:24:37","slug":"end-of-the-world-pelicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/end-of-the-world-pelicans.html","title":{"rendered":"End of the World Pelicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I figured the Mayan World&#8217;s End is coming soon, so I would go photograph some pelicans before it was all over. Here are a few new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/brown_pelican_photo.html\">photographs of brown pelicans<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis_californicus\"><em>Pelecanus occidentalis californicus<\/em><\/a>). Cheers, and thanks for looking!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican i...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28356\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/stock-photo\/brown-pelican-flight-photo-28356-493723.jpg\" alt=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage<br \/>\nImage ID: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28356\">28356<\/a><br \/>\nSpecies: <a title=\"Brown Pelican photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/brown_pelican_photo.html\">Brown Pelican<\/a>, <a title=\"Pelecanus occidentalis photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis\"><i>Pelecanus occidentalis<\/i><\/a>, <a title=\"Pelecanus occidentalis californicus photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis_californicus\"><i>Pelecanus occidentalis californicus<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nLocation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?city=la_jolla&amp;state=california&amp;country=usa\">La Jolla<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?state=california&amp;country=usa\">California<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?country=usa\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican i...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28357\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/stock-photo\/brown-pelican-flight-picture-28357-339912.jpg\" alt=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage<br \/>\nImage ID: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28357\">28357<\/a><br \/>\nSpecies: <a title=\"Brown Pelican photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/brown_pelican_photo.html\">Brown Pelican<\/a>, <a title=\"Pelecanus occidentalis photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis\"><i>Pelecanus occidentalis<\/i><\/a>, <a title=\"Pelecanus occidentalis californicus photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis_californicus\"><i>Pelecanus occidentalis californicus<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nLocation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?city=la_jolla&amp;state=california&amp;country=usa\">La Jolla<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?state=california&amp;country=usa\">California<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?country=usa\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in ant...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28354\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/stock-photo\/brown-pelican-flight-image-28354-801345.jpg\" alt=\"Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla, California\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brown pelican in flight, skizzing just above a large breaking wave..<br \/>\nImage ID: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28354\">28354<\/a><br \/>\nSpecies: <a title=\"Brown Pelican photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/brown_pelican_photo.html\">Brown Pelican<\/a>, <a title=\"Pelecanus occidentalis photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis\"><i>Pelecanus occidentalis<\/i><\/a>, <a title=\"Pelecanus occidentalis californicus photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis_californicus\"><i>Pelecanus occidentalis californicus<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nLocation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?city=la_jolla&amp;state=california&amp;country=usa\">La Jolla<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?state=california&amp;country=usa\">California<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?country=usa\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican i...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28351\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/stock-photo\/brown-pelican-flight-photograph-28351-362779.jpg\" alt=\"Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage<br \/>\nImage ID: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28351\">28351<\/a><br \/>\nSpecies: <a title=\"Brown Pelican photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/brown_pelican_photo.html\">Brown Pelican<\/a>, <a title=\"Pelecanus occidentalis photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis\"><i>Pelecanus occidentalis<\/i><\/a>, <a title=\"Pelecanus occidentalis californicus photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Pelecanus_occidentalis_californicus\"><i>Pelecanus occidentalis californicus<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nLocation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?city=la_jolla&amp;state=california&amp;country=usa\">La Jolla<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?state=california&amp;country=usa\">California<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?country=usa\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Western gull, early morning pink sky\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28353\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Western gull, early morning pink sky, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/stock-photo\/western-gull-early-morning-pink-sky-picture-28353-955156.jpg\" alt=\"Western gull, early morning pink sky, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla, California\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Western gull, early morning pink sky<br \/>\nImage ID: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/spotlight.php?img=28353\">28353<\/a><br \/>\nSpecies: <a title=\"Western gull photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/western_gull_photo.html\">Western gull<\/a>, <a title=\"Larus occidentalis photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?sp=Larus_occidentalis\"><i>Larus occidentalis<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nLocation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?city=la_jolla&amp;state=california&amp;country=usa\">La Jolla<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?state=california&amp;country=usa\">California<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/lightbox.php?country=usa\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve compiled my thoughts on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/articles-reports-and-downloads\">photographing California brown pelicans in La Jolla<\/a> in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/articles-reports-and-downloads\">PDF article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you like these photos, you can also see lots more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/category\/wildlife\/pelican\">blog posts from past sessions photographing California brown pelicans in La Jolla<\/a>. Or, I&#8217;ve got a gallery of some keepers on my website, but most of the good ones from the last couple years I have not even gotten around to captioning and putting the web yet: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/brown_pelican_photos.html\">California Brown Pelican photo gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I figured the Mayan World&#8217;s End is coming soon, so I would go photograph some pelicans before it was all over. Here are a few new photographs of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus). Cheers, and thanks for looking! Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[189,193],"tags":[212,303],"class_list":{"0":"post-5510","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pelicans-of-la-jolla","8":"category-seabird","9":"tag-birds","10":"tag-pelicans"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}