Brown Pelican Images, Facts and Information:
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Brown Pelicans are large, gray-brown waterbirds with webbed feet and long bills that have pouches.
- Brown Pelicans are migratory though some populations are year round residents. Brown Pelicans are rarely found far from the coast. They are found along the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts.
- Brown Pelicans are fish eaters but they will also consume crustaceans. They plunge dive for their prey.
- Brown Pelicans lay 2 to 4 eggs which take 28 to 30 days to hatch. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous, colonial nesters.
- A group of pelicans can be called a “scoop”, “pod”, “pouch” or “squadron” of pelicans.
- Brown Pelicans can live to be 43 years old.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Brown Pelican photos.
Resting Brown Pelican on the Bear River
Title: Resting Brown Pelican on the Bear River
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/15/2019
Vagrant Brown Pelican preening
Title: Vagrant Brown Pelican preening
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/15/2019
Adult Brown Pelican perched on a log
Title: Adult Brown Pelican perched on a log
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/4/2019
Brown Pelican resting on a log on the Bear River
Title: Brown Pelican resting on a log on the Bear River
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/4/2019
Preening Brown Pelican in Utah
Title: Preening Brown Pelican in Utah
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/4/2019
Adult Brown Pelican on the Bear River
Title: Adult Brown Pelican on the Bear River
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/4/2019
Brown Pelicans flying in formation
Title: Brown Pelicans flying in formation
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/20/2009
Adult Brown Pelican on a post
Title: Adult Brown Pelican on a post
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/8/2009
Brown Pelican scaring fish as it flew over
Title: Brown Pelican scaring fish as it flew over
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/8/2009
Vertical Brown Pelican floating on the Gulf
Title: Vertical Brown Pelican floating on the Gulf
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/26/2009
Elegant Brown Pelican in breeding plumage
Title: Elegant Brown Pelican in breeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/26/2009
Adult Brown Pelican in breeding plumage
Title: Adult Brown Pelican in breeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/26/2009
Brown Pelican adult floating on the Gulf of Mexico
Title: Brown Pelican adult floating on the Gulf of Mexico
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/26/2009
Brown Pelicans on the Gulf of Mexico
Title: Brown Pelicans on the Gulf of Mexico
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/26/2009
Adult Brown Pelican floating on the Gulf of Mexico
Title: Adult Brown Pelican floating on the Gulf of Mexico
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/26/2009
Brown Pelicans in an early morning flight
Title: Brown Pelicans in an early morning flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/6/2009
Brown Pelican Double-Decker
Title: Brown Pelican Double-Decker
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/6/2009
Mixed flock of Brown Pelicans, Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns
Title: Mixed flock of Brown Pelicans, Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/6/2009
Brown Pelicans hitting the water
Title: Brown Pelicans hitting the water
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/6/2009
Brown Pelicans about to splash down
Title: Brown Pelicans about to splash down
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/6/2009