Brown Pelican in La Jolla Spreads Its Wings While Flying Over the Pacific Ocean

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. Subadult / juvenile plumage. USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 40805
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. Subadult / juvenile plumage. USA

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40805
Format: Digital 2:3
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