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"Brown Pelican"

Brown Pelican:    Ehrlich, Dobkin, and Wheye, in their 1988 publication "The Birder's Handbook", write "Pelican, curiously, traces back to the Greek for 'woodpecker', a term used by ancients for any bird with an impressive bill." Columbia River at Clatsop Spit, Oregon ... Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican, Columbia River at Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Image taken September 27, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Click image to enlarge Brown Pelicans, Columbia River at Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Image taken September 27, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican, youngster, Columbia River at Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Image taken September 27, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Pacific Ocean/South Jetty at Clatsop Spit, Oregon ... Click image to enlarge Brown Pelicans, Pacific Ocean at Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Image taken September 27, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Click image to enlarge Brown Pelicans, South Jetty, Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Image taken October 25, 2011. Canon Rebel T3i, 300mm. Brown Pelican ... adult ... Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican, South Jetty, Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Left image skimming the Columbia River. Right image on the Pacific Ocean. Weather overcast and grey and surprisingly no drizzle. Image taken August 8, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican, South Jetty, Clatsop Spit, Oregon. On the Pacific Ocean. Weather overcast and grey and surprisingly no drizzle. Image taken August 8, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. ... feeding ... Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican feeding, Columbia River at Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Weather overcast and grey and surprisingly no drizzle. Image taken August 8, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican feeding, Columbia River at Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Weather overcast and grey and surprisingly no drizzle. Image taken August 8, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. ... in flight ... Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican, Pacific Ocean, South Jetty, Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Weather overcast and grey and surprisingly no drizzle. Image taken August 8, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican, Pacific Ocean, South Jetty, Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Weather overcast and grey and surprisingly no drizzle. Image taken August 8, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Click image to enlarge Brown Pelican, Pacific Ocean, South Jetty, Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Weather overcast and grey and surprisingly no drizzle. Image taken August 8, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. Click image to enlarge Brown Pelicans, Pacific Ocean, South Jetty, Clatsop Spit, Oregon. Weather overcast and grey and surprisingly no drizzle. Image taken August 8, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200z w/1.4. HOME COLUMBIA RIVER IMAGES RIDGEFIELD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLETE BIRD LIST WILDFLOWERS BIRDS of LEWIS and CLARK

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