Yellow morph California brown pelican performing a head throw

Yellow morph California brown pelican performing a head throw, with distinctive winter breeding plumage including dark brown nape and yellow head feathers. Note the unusual yellow gular throat pouch. La Jolla, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 40109
Yellow morph California brown pelican performing a head throw, with distinctive winter breeding plumage including dark brown nape and yellow head feathers. Note the unusual yellow gular throat pouch. La Jolla, USA

Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40109
Format: Digital 4:3
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