California brown pelican in flight, Pelecanus occidentalis, #36679

California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Note the classic winter breeding plumage, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and neck, and brown hind neck. Other pelicans and cormorants at the periphery of the image hint at how crowded the cliff is with other birds. La Jolla, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 36679
California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Note the classic winter breeding plumage, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and neck, and brown hind neck. Other pelicans and cormorants at the periphery of the image hint at how crowded the cliff is with other birds. La Jolla, USA

This image is featured in: Some of my Favorite Cluttered Pelican Images, Photos of California Brown Pelicans in Flight, 2021/2022, Front Lit Portraiture, or Why I Point My Shadow at My Subject, Natural History Photography - Best Photos of 2021, California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, New Portrait and Flight Images, Photos of California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, Photo of a Brown Pelican in Flight

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36679
Format: Digital 2:3
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