Brown pelican

During a recent trip to the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina I took the opportunity to try something new, and captured a number of images of brown pelicans. Although I’ve seen these birds a number of times in the past I never tried photographing them before, and as with any bird species there was a learning curve involved.

Immature Brown Pelican Sebastian Inlet State Park Brown Pelicans are very common Florida birds, found here year round, frequenting the coastal waterways. Sebastian Inlet State Park is one of my favorite local spots to observe the pelicans. The inlets is highly frequented by fishermen and pelicans are always trying to befriend them. They often get too close. The pelicans here are not camera shy and often seem to be posing for photos. It's also a great place to practice trying to capture…

The Brown Pelican and the Peruvian Pelican are closely related and once were considered the same species. They are indeed very similar in all plumage stages, but the Peruvian Pelican is nearly twice…

The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106–137 cm (42–54 in) in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6-12 lb) and has a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m (6 to 8.2 ft). For many Californians, our magnificent coastline is part of our natural identity, and the Brown Pelican is a treasured part of that image. The Brown Pelican is one of the most distinctive and popular birds that call…

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An Eastern Brown Pelican, the state bird of Louisiana spreads his wings after just landing or gearing up for a taking off.

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Brown pelican, adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. Pelecanus occidentalis photograph.