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Diving California brown pelican half-submerged after a dive Flock of California brown pelicans feeding in waters off San Diego, California. The brown pelican is a piscivore, primarily feeding on fish. [37] Menhaden may account for 90% of its diet, [38] and the anchovy supply is particularly important to the brown pelican's nesting success. [39]
The brown pelican usually plunge-dives head-first for its prey, from a height as great as 10–20 m (33–66 ft), especially for anchovies and menhaden. [74] [72] [71] The only other pelican to feed using a similar technique is the Peruvian pelican, but its dives are typically from a lower height than the brown pelican. [75]
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. This photograph shows a juvenile brown pelican gliding over the Pacific Ocean at Bodega Head , California.
A brown pelican is in recovery after undergoing surgery to repair her pouch, “which was severed from the base to the tip on both sides,” a California nonprofit said.
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. This photograph shows a juvenile brown pelican gliding over the Pacific Ocean at Bodega Head , California.
A 3-year-old brown pelican, found on the San Pedro Pier with cuts to the jaw and pouch, is improving and "eating with bravado," according to International Bird Rescue.
“We love a wildlife rescue story for a feel-good Friday.”
The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird in the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill.