A juvenile Brown Pelican, waiting for a favorite fishing boat to return with lots of "trash" fish that cannot be sold, but which

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Pelicans (Pelecanidae)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Least Concern

Juvenile Brown Pelican in Corpus Christi, TX

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) photo

A juvenile Brown Pelican, waiting for a favorite fishing boat to return with lots of "trash" fish that cannot be sold, but which the deckhands throw to the members of the flock.

Recorded 27 November 2010
Added to IBC 2 years 20 weeks ago
Author lanehatcher
Locality Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp carolinensis).

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Most of the flock that stay around this marina are juveniles. Am waiting to see which stay through the Spring, and which leave for Aransas Pass National Refuge, their local breeding area.

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