Spectacular Brown Pelican Head Throw Display, Pelecanus occidentalis

Spectacular Brown Pelican Head Throw Display. This California brown pelican extends its head and bill up and back, stretching its neck and pouch in a behavior known as a head throw or bill throw. Adult winter breeding plumage. Pelican yoga, High Mountain pose, Tadasan. La Jolla, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 38691
Spectacular Brown Pelican Head Throw Display. This California brown pelican extends its head and bill up and back, stretching its neck and pouch in a behavior known as a head throw or bill throw. Adult winter breeding plumage. Pelican yoga, High Mountain pose, Tadasan. La Jolla, USA

This image is featured in: Photographing California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, Pelican Yoga, Winter 2022/2023, Part III, California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, Winter 2022/2023, Part II, Photographing the Head Throw of the California Brown Pelican in La Jolla

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38691
Format: Digital 3:2
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