Savannah GA The Groomers Brown Pelicans Sunrise Seascape Wildlife Art

by Reid Callaway

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Savannah GA The Groomers Brown Pelicans Sunrise Seascape Wildlife Art

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Reid Callaway

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Savannah GA The Groomers.....by Reid Callaway
Brown Pelicans Sunrise Seascape Wildlife Art

These pelicans are grooming themselves sitting in the early morning's warm sunrise glow under the Bull River Bridge between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia.

Brown Pelicans feed by plunging into the water, stunning small fish with the impact of their large bodies and scooping them up in their expandable throat pouches. When not foraging, pelicans stand around fishing docks, jetties, and beaches or cruise the shoreline. In flight, lines of pelicans glide on their broad wings, often surfing updrafts along wave faces or cliffs. Their wingbeats are slow, deep, and powerful.

Brown Pelicans are huge, stocky seabirds. They have thin necks and very long bills with a stretchy throat pouch used for capturing fish. Their wings are very long and broad and are often noticeably bowed when the birds are gliding. Adult Brown Pelicans are gray-brown birds with yellow heads and white necks. In breeding plumage, the back and sides of the neck turn a rich, dark reddish-brown. Immatures are gray-brown above (including the head and neck) with pale whitish belly and breast.

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June 6th, 2017

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