Brown Pelican in La Jolla Spreads Its Wings While Flying Over the Pacific Ocean

A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. USA, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 39789
A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. USA

This image is featured in: November Waves and Wind, Pelicans and Sea Lions

Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39789
Format: Digital 2:3
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