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Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) hunt for fish, which they catch by diving into the water head first - often from high above the water - stunning their prey and then scooping it up in their huge bills.

Copyright
© Gordon Wiltsie 1977
Image Size
2258x1523 / 1.5MB
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Keywords
California, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pacific, Pelecanus occidentalis, animals, birds, fishing, gulls, kleptoparasitism, life, ocean, pelicans
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Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) hunt for fish, which they catch by diving into the water head first - often from high above the water - stunning their prey and then scooping it up in their huge bills.