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Comparing American White Pelicans to Brown Pelicans

By Mia McPherson|February 23rd, 2014|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Brown Pelicans, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, bill dipping, Brown Pelican, comparing, comparison, cooperative foraging, Gulf of Mexico, identification, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus occidentalis, pelican, pelicans, plunge diving|

The recent arrival of American White Pelicans to the Salt Lake Valley started me thinking about the differences between Brown Pelicans and American White Pelicans.

Brown Pelicans – Feeding Behaviors and Identification

By Mia McPherson|February 19th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Pinellas County|Tags: adults, bird ID, Brown Pelican, feeding behavior, flight, flying, Gulf of Mexico, juveniles, Pelecanus occidentalis, pelican, pelicans, plunge diving, water|

Brown Pelicans feed by diving head first into the water to trap fish in the pouches of their bills.