brown pelican
noun
: a pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) of American coasts that has a brownish body and a chiefly white or white with yellow head
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California is home to more than 70,000 brown pelicans, according to KGTV.
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Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
Visitors can find walking trails and learn about the local birds like the California brown pelican and plants like the reddish-orange monkey flowers.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
The group posted a YouTube video Thursday of the brown pelican attempting to grab small fish out of a blue crate.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The brown pelican is another southern bird that has been expanding its range northward because of warming ocean temperatures.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
Nature lovers will find an abundance of places to explore: Nearby McKee Botanical Garden brims with tropical plants (look for water lilies blooming in its streams), while Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge serves as a home for brown pelicans and other migrating avians.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2024
Advertisement The findings, published in the journal Biological Conservation, identified major threats to over 1,000 species including iconic and threatened bald eagles, brown pelicans, big brown bats and common loons.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
Grab the Bull by the Horns by Jack Zhi
This year’s winning entry shows the dramatic moment a female peregrine falcon attacked a brown pelican, while both were flying in southern California.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
The brown pelican, similar to the brown booby, is a large bird and should not be too hard to spot, Ms. Wolf said.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
Visitors can find walking trails and learn about the local birds like the California brown pelican and plants like the reddish-orange monkey flowers.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
The group posted a YouTube video Thursday of the brown pelican attempting to grab small fish out of a blue crate.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The brown pelican is another southern bird that has been expanding its range northward because of warming ocean temperatures.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
Nature lovers will find an abundance of places to explore: Nearby McKee Botanical Garden brims with tropical plants (look for water lilies blooming in its streams), while Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge serves as a home for brown pelicans and other migrating avians.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2024
Advertisement The findings, published in the journal Biological Conservation, identified major threats to over 1,000 species including iconic and threatened bald eagles, brown pelicans, big brown bats and common loons.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
Grab the Bull by the Horns by Jack Zhi
This year’s winning entry shows the dramatic moment a female peregrine falcon attacked a brown pelican, while both were flying in southern California.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
The brown pelican, similar to the brown booby, is a large bird and should not be too hard to spot, Ms. Wolf said.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
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