Flock of brown pelicans on beach
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Channel: Alan Heath · 2009 · Education
Here we have a flock of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus )on the beach at Santa Barbara, California. This is the smallest species of pelican although its wingspan may be up to 2.5 metres in length. It dives for food unlike the white pelican for example. The brown pelican prefers fish in the herring family.
