Brown Pelican by danapommet

Photography • Animals • posted on Mar 07, 2013

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When we go salt water fishing, we only have to worry about the pelicans. Even though they are the smallest, of the eight species of pelicans, the Brown Pelican is very aggressive when there is a freshly caught fish around. They are about 48 inches (122 cm) long, weigh about 6 to 12 pounds (2.75 to 5.5 kg) and have a wingspan of 6 to 8 feet (1.83 to 2.4 meters). They have a large bill of about 11 to 13.7 inches (28 to 34.8 cm) and an expandable pouch attached to the bottom of the lower bill. They will eat anything and I once saw a pelican scoop up a pigeon that was walking by. The white head and brown neck indicates a chick feeding adult. Info from my National Geographic Bird Field Guide. An older photo taken with my old Minolta. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (27)

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Jean_C

2:36PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

Very nice portrait of this pelican, thanks for the interesting infos!

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Cyve

2:38PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

Merci pour les informations... Vous avez réalisé une fabuleuse photographie... Un superbe travail mon ami!!!

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Rainastorm

2:41PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

Aww he kinda looks sad for some reason lol great capture my friend! Hope you are well!

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jayfar

3:16PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

A lovely example of this beautifully ugly bird Dana.

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Erestorfan

3:59PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

Nice capture!! It is amazing how much these guys can hold in those pouches!

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AZBO

4:10PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

This bird could eat your camera? hope you zoomed

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eekdog

4:12PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

great shot of him/her Dana.

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Wolfmanw

5:21PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

Excellent capture and lighting.

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sandra46

5:33PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

excellent work!

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flavia49

5:35PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

lovely portrait

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Faemike55

5:52PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

Somehow I think that getting tapped with that bill would hurt like the dickens. Great capture and interesting information

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netot

6:07PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

Great portrait,Dana! I didn't know pelicans can be dangerous. I'm another victim of Disney's idealization of animals!

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mgtcs

10:15PM | Thu, 07 March 2013

WOW....This is a fabulous shot my friend, amazing bird, marvelous details, well done!

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rbowen

12:17AM | Fri, 08 March 2013

Very good capture!

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durleybeachbum

12:34AM | Fri, 08 March 2013

That is one HUGE bird, Dana! Not to be quarrelled with for sure!

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Leije

1:49AM | Fri, 08 March 2013

Excellent shot of this curious bird, and interesting infos about it, Dana !

whaleman

5:20AM | Fri, 08 March 2013

Nice shot and good information to know. Our Pelicans are not agressive at all. (Hey Dana, regarding your comment on the Boy's Toy, you need to find a new camera store, but if you're going to be falling around those gators, life insurance might be a better buy! LOL)

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dakotabluemoon

6:54AM | Fri, 08 March 2013

What a beautiful image this is a this bird well done.

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MrsRatbag

9:06AM | Fri, 08 March 2013

I love pelicans, they have such a distinctive silhouette! I haven't seen any around here, but I would think there are some nearer the coast. Wonderful shot and information!

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