Brown pelican head shot
by Bryan Keil
Title
Brown pelican head shot
Artist
Bryan Keil
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) adopt striking plumage. The gular pouch (throat) of adults transitions from olive green to bright red. Breeding adults are characterized primarily by a dark brown hindneck, and may also show a yellow patch at the base of the foreneck. Nonbreeding adults retain the white hindneck but, since they also may display a red gular pouch, they are sometimes mistaken for breeders. Head coloration in adults can be white, yellow or a mix of the two, and becomes speckled during molt or chick-feeding.La Jolla CA. Fine Art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork
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May 8th, 2013
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