Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. La Jolla, California, USA
Stock Photo: 28329 Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA Format: Digital 3:2 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: adult, animal, animalia, aves, bird, breeding, brown pelican, california, california brown pelican, chordata, cleaning, coloration, creature, endangered, endangered threatened species, feather, grooming, la jolla, la jolla pelicans, mating, nature, occidentalis, pelecanidae, pelecaniform, pelecaniformes, pelecanus, pelecanus occidentalis, pelecanus occidentalis californicus, pelican, pelicanidae, plumage, preen, preening, san diego, seabird, threatened, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife |