California brown pelican jaw clapping in winter breeding plumage

California brown pelican winter breeding plumage portrait, this adult is gently clapping its jaws, showing brown hind neck with yellow head, red and olive throat pouch, white with yellow chevron on the breast. La Jolla, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 39867
California brown pelican winter breeding plumage portrait, this adult is gently clapping its jaws, showing brown hind neck with yellow head, red and olive throat pouch, white with yellow chevron on the breast. La Jolla, USA

This image is featured in: Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, November into December

Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39867
Format: Digital 3:2
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