I saw so many of them in Florida. There are literal islands that they hang out on but it does stink. Other than that, they are harmless and loveable. They are like dogs with wings, imagine being able to fly and float on the water. The formations are gorgeous. I have a photo I want to share from my trip.Brown Pelican
The Latest Articles On This Species
California investigating sick and dying brown pelicans
Wildlife authorities are trying to determine why large numbers of California brown pelicans are being found sick and dying.phys.orgGrowing number of sick and dying California brown pelicans worries animal experts
Hundreds of sick and dying California brown pelicans have recently been found across the Southern California region and are now being treated at various rescue centers along the coast, officials said.phys.orgRestoration of Louisiana coastal islands leads to more brown pelican colonies
Restoration efforts on three heavily eroded coastal Louisiana islands are rebuilding habitat for Louisianaโs state bird, the brown pelican.apnews.com
Brown Pelicans Have A Healthy Population As Of Now. They Are On The Scale Of Least Concern
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[ref] https://climateadaptationexplorer.org/species/birds/307
Migration Information
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Sightings Of Brown Pelicans
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"Brown pelicans are very gregarious and live throughout the year in flocks. They are diurnal but sometimes forage at night during a full moon. They sleep on land either while standing on both their feet or resting on their breast and belly, their head sideways on their shoulder with their beak tilted towards the side. This is the only pelican species that dives from height as the main method of obtaining food. Their air sacs enable buoyancy for them in the water. They do not swim under the water but plunge their head below the surface when catching prey. Brown pelicans are territorial during the nesting period. Threat displays, often carried out when another pelican is too close to an individualโs nest involve head swaying, indicating readiness to interact, and bowing and a "hrraa-hrraa" sound. Young pelicans who approach a nest too closely are often killed."
[ref] https://animalia.bio/brown-pelican
Personal Experience With Them
These are some of my favorites. Everywhere I go by the shore they are present. They seem unafraid of humans sometimes allowing people to pet them. The way they sit on the dock polls/legs always fascinated me. I remember one time I was in Puerto Rico, there was this one I walked up to seemed unphased by me being close and he was so cute. I was taking some pics of him sitting on the side of the concrete pier and it looked liked he was intentionally posing for the shots. The birds are peaceful & friendly. I admire the formations they fly in. When I'm at a restaurant that's outside literally by the water at a marsh, they surround you as if they are friends of your own hanging with you. Sometimes I wish I could be a pelican being able to not only fly but live a gentle life with some storms here and there but other than that, these birds have islands where they all hang out together like family. Like any kind of animal, I really hope & wish that conservation efforts continue for these birds.
You have a great taste my friend
Great work!๐๐ฒ๐ท๐ด-๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ป๐พ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ (Extended) OP
๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐
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Conservation Status Is At
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Other Names
๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐
๐ณ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐'๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐
๐ณ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐พ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ
figs, small fruit and berries in the upper canopy of the forest
๐ฌ๐บ๐ ๐พ ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐บ๐๐บ๐๐ผ๐พ: purple-pink head, neck and throat, bordered below with a white band outlined in greenish black,
upperparts are green and the underparts grey, with yellow undertail coverts, iris is orange, the bill is greenish, and feet are pink.
๐ฅ๐พ๐๐บ๐ ๐พ ๐ ๐๐๐พ๐บ๐๐บ๐๐ผ๐พ: duller than the male, with a weaker breast band, and the juvenile is an even drabber version of the female.
๐ซ๐๐๐พ ๐ฃ๐๐๐พ๐, ๐ณ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐บ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐๐
Location: Southeast Asia, Bali, & Java
Under Human Care, Their Life Spans Are Up To 20 Years!
They Are Shy Birds
๐ก๐พ๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐พ ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐พ๐๐พ ๐ก๐๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ ๐๐พ, ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐๐พ๐. ๐ก๐พ๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐พ ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐, ๐ณ๐๐พ๐๐พ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ ๐ก๐พ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐พ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐พ๐๐พ ๐ก๐๐๐ฝ๐.
"They are shy birds."
She's literally me~
I think the most metalcryptidowl is a (sub?)tropical bird species too.
Lowlight pics show why they're the suspected bird behind sightings for Mothman, Owlman, and Flatwoods. (Besides cranes, I mean.)