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Gone fishing A brown pelican heading out to the Gulf of Mexico for some fishing - St. Petersburg, Florida Brown pelican,Pelecanus occidentalis,fish eating birds,pelican,pelican in flight,shore birds,swimming birds,water birds Click/tap to enlarge

Gone fishing

A brown pelican heading out to the Gulf of Mexico for some fishing - St. Petersburg, Florida

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The brown pelican is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by pedalmasher
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By pedalmasher

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Uploaded Jan 4, 2015. Captured Apr 10, 2014 09:22.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO125
  • 160mm