Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.
Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.
Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.
Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.
Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.
Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.
Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.
Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Brown Pelican

(Pelecanus occidentalis)

Description:

Brown Pelicans forage by plunge diving, sometimes from great height, and sometimes from only a few feet. Occasionally they will dip in a manner similar to White Pelicans. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico.

Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:22

Location:

Boca Chica Beach
Brownsville, Texas
United States
19.69 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000

File Name: BrownPelican_D5X6165-BocaChicaBeach

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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