2010 11-18 Pelicans

A cool, yet sunny, day with lots of big flocks of brown pelicans. Shots of students at work.

Crazy Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) hover over a feeding hot spot.
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Lines of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis).
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A wave of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis).
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Belly view of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis).
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Snowy Plover (Pluvialis squatarola).
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Elegant Terns (Sterna elegans).
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Purse seiner getting ready to haul in squid after dark.
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