I have photographed Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Texas, North Carolina, Florida, and Panama. In St. Petersburg, Florida, I photographed two ridiculously photogenic and compliant brown pelicans, a juvenile and an adult. I have also photographed the subspecies Pelecanus occidentalis urinator in the Galapagos Islands.
Brown Pelican (adult), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican (adult), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican (adult), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican (adult), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican (adult), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican (juvenile), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican (juvenile), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican (juvenile), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican (juvenile), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June 28, 2012
Brown Pelican, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Rodanthe, North Carolina, USA, June 28, 2008
Brown Pelican, Bartolome Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, January 3, 2005
thank you for posting the pictures. My wife and I visited Padre Island a few year ago. I fell in love with Pelicans. Well long story short I am a wood carver and the day has come when I can finally begin to carve one. I find your picture helpful for study. I have been looking at them for reference. I am not going to duplicate your picture. I needed something to help me so I can draw a head for a walking cane. I have a need for a walking cane these days so I decided that this would be a very good way to display a pelican. I already have one head done as a prototype. If you care to see let me know and I will send you an attachment picture of it.