Brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, displaying winter breeding colors with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch, brown nape and yellow patch at the bottom of the neck. La Jolla, California, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 38928
Brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, displaying winter breeding colors with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch, brown nape and yellow patch at the bottom of the neck. La Jolla, California, USA

Species: Brown, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38928
Format: Digital 3:2
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