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Title
Pelican Lookout
Artist
Kasia Bitner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a North American bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae. It is one of three pelican species found in the Americas and one of only two that feeds by diving in water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from Nova Scotia to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands. The nominate subspecies in its breeding plumage has a white head with a yellowish wash on the crown. The nape and neck are dark maroon–brown. The upper sides of the neck have white lines along the base of the gular pouch, and the lower foreneck has a pale yellowish patch. The male and female are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. The non-breeding adult has a white head and neck. The pink skin around the eyes becomes dull and gray in the non-breeding season. It lacks any red hue, and the pouch is strongly olivaceous ochre tinged and the legs are olivaceous gray to blackish-gray.
The brown pelican mainly feeds on fish, but occasionally eats amphibians, crustaceans, and the eggs and nestlings of birds. It nests in colonies in secluded areas, often on islands, vegetated land among sand dunes, thickets of shrubs and trees, and mangroves. Females lay two to three oval, chalky white eggs. Incubation takes 28 to 30 days with both sexes sharing duties. The newly hatched chicks are pink, turning gray or black within 4 to 14 days. It takes about 63 days for chicks to fledge. Six to nine weeks after hatching, the juveniles leave the nest, and gather into small groups known as pods.
The brown pelican is the national bird of Saint Martin, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the official state bird of Louisiana. In 1902, it was made a part of the official Louisiana seal and, in 1912, a pelican and her young became part of the Flag of Louisiana as well. It has been rated as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It was listed under the United States Endangered Species Act from 1970 to 2009, as pesticides like dieldrin and DDT threatened its future in the southeastern United States and California. In 1972, the use of DDT was banned in Florida, followed by the rest of the United States. Since then, the brown pelican's population has increased. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt set aside the first National Wildlife Refuge, Florida's Pelican Island, in order to protect the species from hunters.
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December 31st, 2017
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Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Nina Prommer for featuring my "Pelican Lookout" in the group ART - It Is Good For You!
Bradenton, FL - United States
Hi Kasia, love this pelican - he certainly has a lot of personality. Great work. Best, Sharon LF
Omaha, NE - United States
Great color and detail and I love the background - he looks right at home here.
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Cathy Mahnke for featuring my "Pelican Lookout" in the group Out West - 13 States!
Ludington, MI - United States
A wonderful photo, Kasia! The colors are vivid and the detail on the pelican is excellent! L/F
Greenwich, CT - United States
Stunning portrait photograph of a Brown Pelican with great pose, low perspective, and composition, Kasia! Congratulations on being chosen as a William's Weekly Wowie! F/L
Michigan City, IN - United States
A wonderful bird is the pelican. His bill can hold more than his belly can. Ogden Nash
Corpus Christi, TX - United States
Getting up close and personal!! Excellent capture of this banded beauty! Congratulations on being chosen as one of the William's Weekly Wows!! LF
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Robyn King for featuring my "Pelican Lookout" in the group The World We See Group!
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group:-)
East Berlin, PA - United States
Kasia, congratulations as being chosen as one of William's Weekly Wows. f/l
Depoe Bay, OR - United States
Congratulations on being chose as William's Wows ... beautiful capture!
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on this fabulous photo being chosen as one of William's Wows as of 1/28/2018, Wild Birds of the World group! tweet
Stuart, FL - United States
Kasia, you won a WOWIE! This awesome image has been chosen as one of the William's Weekly Wows found in the discussions tab of the group, Wild Birds Of The World.
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you John M Bailey for featuring my "Pelican Lookout" in the group Images That Excite You!
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you William Tasker for featuring my "Pelican Lookout" in the group Wild Birds Of The World Photography!
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Digital Designs for featuring my "Pelican Lookout" in the group FAA Portraits - Birds!
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Stefano Senise for featuring my "Pelican Lookout" in the group 10 Plus!
Stuart, FL - United States
What a gorgeous shot! Fabulous! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Barbara Molocznik for featuring my"Pelican Lookout" in the group Art for Eternity with you!
Port Orange, FL - United States
Super capture of this Brown Pelican, the colors really pop and the backgrounds scenery is very nice!
Silver Spring, MD - United States
Kasia, I love pelicans and you have captured this one so well from head to foot. What a beauty. l/v/fave/tweeted
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