Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Brown pelican


One sight we saw from The Spinnaker last Saturday was a brown pelican sitting on some nearby rocks, along with a gull to give some perspective on its size. 

The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106–137 cm (42–54 in) in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6-12 lb) and has a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m (6 to 8.2 ft).  Thanks, Wikipedia.

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