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Uploaded 27-Sep-12
Taken 20-Feb-09


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Category:Animals
Subcategory:Birds
Subcategory Detail:
Keywords:brown pelican, pelican
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Dimensions2687 x 1786
Original file size984 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken20-Feb-09 09:58
Date modified20-Feb-09 09:58
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1D Mark III
Focal length500 mm
Exposure1/8000 at f/4.5
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias+2/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 400
Metering modePattern
Brown pelican

Brown pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

This breeding plumage adult was in the first phase of a fishing dive, with wings fully extended. Later in the dive, the wings are retracted so the pelican forms a Vee, and finally the pelican crashes into the water at full speed.