Silhouetted Brown Pelican lifts off from water, Sanibel Island

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Silhouetted Brown Pelican lifts off from water, Sanibel Island - Brown Pelican
Point Ybel, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA (March 2020)

This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Paul Hobson and Stan Tekiela.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Brown pelican / Wikipedia
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Shooting Time 18:22
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 200


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