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Brown Pelican

Oranjestad,
Nederlandse Antillen


In my last posted photo you see this Pelican diving.
It is a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelicans, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard.
It is 106–137 cm in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg and has a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m.