Brown Pelicans

The Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis on the U.S. southeast coast) is a dramatic seashore bird of large size. They fish by diving as well as skimming. These pictures were taken near the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, south of Wilmington, NC. All photographs here copyright ©2007 by Dilip Barman of Vibrant Memories Photography. All rights reserved.