Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers, although this one displays a yellow (rather than the usual red) gular throat pouch. La Jolla, California, USA
Species:
Brown Pelican,
Pelecanus occidentalis,
Pelecanus occidentalis californicusLocation:
La Jolla,
CaliforniaImage ID:
36683Format: Digital 3:2
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