Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown Pelican, breeding plumage, 1/14/08, La Jolla Cove, San Diego Co
Brown Pelican, breeding plumage, 12/19/05, La Paz, BCS, Mexico The white head means an adult; in breeding plumage, from December into summer, the lower part of the pouch turns red, and eventually the nape turns dark brown, as in the bird above.
(MEXICO)
Brown Pelican, 12/2/07, Shoreline Lake, Mountain View
Brown Pelican, breeding plumage, 1/14/08, La Jolla Cove, San Diego Co
Brown Pelican, 12/19/05, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
(MEXICO)
Brown Pelican, breeding plumage, 1/15/08, La Jolla Cove, San Diego Co
Brown Pelican, breeding plumage, Malecon, La Paz, BSC, Mexico
(MEXICO)
Brown Pelican, breeding plumage, 1/15/08, La Jolla Cove, San Diego Co
Brown Pelican, 1/15/08, La Jolla Cove, San Diego Co
Brown Pelicans, adults winter plumage and juvenile, 8/2/04, Salinas State Beach, Monterey Co
Brown Pelican, 12/24/05, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
(MEXICO)
Brown Pelican, breeding plumage, 1/1/07, Jetty Road, Moss Landing, Monterey Co
Brown Pelican, breeding plumage, 1/11/09, Point Pinos, Monterey Co
Brown Pelicans, adult and juvenile, 8/30/07, Jetty Road, Moss Landing, Monterey Co
Brown Pelican, 6/11/05, Shoreline Lake, Mountain View