Brown pelican mating plumage portrait, Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown pelican close up portrait, showing eye and transition from plumage to beak, with winter yellow and white head feathers as well as pink skin coloration around the eye. La Jolla, California, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 36851
Brown pelican close up portrait, showing eye and transition from plumage to beak, with winter yellow and white head feathers as well as pink skin coloration around the eye. La Jolla, California, USA

This image is featured in: California Brown Pelican Portraits and Head Throws, 2021/2022, California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, New Portrait and Flight Images

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36851
Format: Digital 3:2
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