OuiSi Nature · Card 44
Brown Pelicans
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Location
- Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
- Date
- August 19, 2006
Photograph byDaniel BeltráDescription
Brown Pelicans pursue fish in the waters of the Golfo Dulce off the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. These pelicans can make spectacular aeronautical maneuvers in their hunt for a meal, sometimes diving from as high as 60 feet above the water surface.
Photo linkinstagram.com/p/B_FkDMZAF5V
Learn moreen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_pelican
The photographer
Daniel Beltrá
Photographer/artist documenting man's impact on the planet.
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