California brown pelican portrait in non-breeding plumage, #37613

California brown pelican portrait with non-breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head but lack of brown hindneck., Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 37613
California brown pelican portrait with non-breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head but lack of brown hindneck.

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37613
Lat/Long: 32.85011, -117.27025 (Coordinates: 32° 51' 0.39" N, 117° 16' 12.88" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: adult, animal, animalia, aves, bird, brown pelican, california, california brown pelican, chordata, cleaning, coloration, creature, endangered, endangered threatened species, feather, grooming, la jolla, la jolla pelicans, nature, occidentalis, pelecanidae, pelecaniform, pelecaniformes, pelecanus, pelecanus occidentalis, pelecanus occidentalis californicus, pelican, pelicanidae, plumage, preen, preening, san diego, seabird, threatened, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
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