Bill Hubick Photography - Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Above and below: An adult Brown Pelican in Flamingo, Florida (2/2005).

Below: A Brown Pelican on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas, Florida (11/15/2017).

A Brown Pelican on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas, Florida (11/15/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: Brown Pelicans in flight off Assateague Island, Maryland (10/14/2007).

Below: A first-year Brown Pelican at Point Lookout in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/17/2006).

Below: A Brown Pelican achieves lift-off near Assateague Island, Maryland (7/13/2008).

Below: A Brown Pelican at the Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (11/29/2009).

A Brown Pelican at the Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (11/29/2009).

Below: Brown Pelicans commuting past Bayside Assateague, Maryland (9/26/2009). Click the last of the pelican photos for a larger size image.

Brown Pelicans commuting past Bayside Assateague, Maryland (9/26/2009).

California Brown Pelicans

Below: An immature California Brown Pelican preens along the La Jolla coastline of California (7/25/2006).

An immature California Brown Pelican preens along the La Jolla coastline of California (7/25/2006). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: An impressive concentration of Brown Pelicans and cormorants on the southern end of the Salton Sea, California (10/9/2011).

Below: Brown Pelicans at the Salton Sea, California (10/9/2011).

Brown Pelicans at the Salton Sea, California (10/9/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: A Brown Pelican in the morning sun at Bolsa Chica, California (10/6/2011).

A Brown Pelican in the morning sun at Bolsa Chica, California (10/6/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: A California Brown Pelican in flight near Alcatraz (9/24/2010).

A California Brown Pelican in flight near Alcatraz (9/24/2010). Photo by Bill Hubick.