Research ID band on leg of Brown Pelican in La Jolla Spreads Its Wings While ...

Research ID band on the left leg of a California Brown Pelican. A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it slows to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Adult winter mating plumage with yellow head, red throat and brown hindneck. USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 40797
Research ID band on the left leg of a California Brown Pelican. A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it slows to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Adult winter mating plumage with yellow head, red throat and brown hindneck. USA

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40797
Format: Digital 2:3
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