Portrait of the California Race of the Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis

California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage, this one exhibits the white hind neck, La Jolla, California., Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 37429
California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage, this one exhibits the white hind neck, La Jolla, California.

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Image ID: 37429
Format: Digital 3:2
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