Brown Pelican
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) are dark and bulky. The sexes are similar in plumage and both are 4-4.5ft long. The huge naked skin pouch suspended from the lower half of the hooked bill holds 2 or 3 times more than the birds stomach. The pouch also pulsates in extreme heat to allow cooling, Pelicaniformes are the only birds that share in common a totipalmate foot, that is, one in which all 4 toes, including the hind one, are united by a web of skin. La Jolla Coastline, CA.
Credit
Science Source
/ C.K. Lorenz
Dimensions
4096 x 2731 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
14 x 9 inches / 35 x 23 cm
