Birds: Pelicans and gulls (17 images)
In January 2012 I visited La Jolla Cove to photograph birds; I found both California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) and western gulls (Larus occidentalis).
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Brown pelican: standing on a rock
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Brown pelican: closeup water drip
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Brown pelican: taking off
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Brown pelican: closeup
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Western gull: standing by the sea
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Brown pelican: rock and ocean angles
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Brown pelican: stretching
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Brown pelican: yoga time
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The headless pelican
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Western gull: relaxing on the ocean cliffs.
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Brown pelican: here's lookin' at you, kid
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California Pelican: pure California
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Brown pelican: sitting on a rock showing off...
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Brown pelican and photographer
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Brown pelican: inverted gular sac
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Brown pelican: inverted gular sac 2
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Nesting pelicans at La Jolla Cove before sunrise