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March 23, 2009
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Oct 11, 2008, 4:58:25 PM
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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

The brown Pelican 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).

It lives strictly on coasts from Washington and Virginia south to northern Chile and the mouth of the Amazon River, as well as the island of Saut d'Eau in Trinidad and Tobago. Some immature birds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. After nesting, North American birds move in flocks further north along the coasts, returning to warmer waters for winter. Their young are hatched in broods of about 3, and eat around 150 lbs. of fish in the 8-10 month period they are cared for.

This bird is distinguished from the American White Pelican by its brown body and its habit of diving for fish from the air, as opposed to co-operative fishing from the surface. It eats mainly herring-like fish. Groups of Brown Pelicans often travel in single file, flying low over the water's surface.

The Brown Pelican is the state bird of Louisiana.

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Featured by the talented Marc :iconrdalpes: in his "Pixels" journal: [link] .
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~AdamsWife Apr 21, 2009
A great capture. Well done. :clap:
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~AExils Mar 29, 2009
L'instant photographique... :love:
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~Cristian-M Mar 29, 2009
Exactement!
Merci pour les 2 favoris... :)
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~AExils Mar 30, 2009
My pleasure Cristian !! :)
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*rdalpes Mar 27, 2009
a feature, hope you don't mind :wave:
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~Cristian-M Mar 27, 2009
Merci, Marc! J'ai mentionné ton journal dans les commentaires de l'image. :)
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*rdalpes Mar 27, 2009
:handshake:
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*CorazondeDios Mar 26, 2009
It also lives on the Texas Gulf Coast. I see these babies divebombing the river that I live on. It is brackish water, mixed with water from the Gulf of Mexico. I live at the mouth of the river.
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*LDFranklin Mar 23, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
Awesome capture!
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Mood: Wow! ~SpunkOnAStick Mar 23, 2009  Professional Writer
Wow, what a shot! How'd you like to be a fish at that point?
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