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Brown Pelican
CalvinFold

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at over 50m.

We were trying to catch photos of this pelican hunting (fishing?)...best I could manage was one of the times he was taking-off to try again. :)
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Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Date taken
2/10/2015
Scientific name
Pelecanus occidentalis
Equipment used
Canon SX60
delia todd
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LOL you'll get the image you want one day Calvin.

Meanwhile this is a super one with all that action and water flying about. Great feather detail too.
 

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