Brown Pelican

By grrlscientist on March 17, 2008.

tags: birds,Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, ornithology, Image of the Day

Immature Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, in the Yucatan.

Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].

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tags: birds,Ruddy Turnstones, Arenaria interpres, ornithology, Image of the Day Ruddy Turnstones, Arenaria interpres, in the Yucatan. Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].

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tags: birds, Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla, ornithology, Image of the Day Soaring Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla, in the Yucatan. Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].

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