On the first day of 2025, Florida’s brown pelicans are sharing the waters of Cortez with their newly arrived winter companions, the white pelicans. White pelicans are larger than brown pelicans ...
Back to the water: Florida Wildlife Hospital released 4 brown pelicans that were successfully treated at their Palm Shores facility for various injuries.
In the United States, eastern brown pelicans range from Maryland south to Florida and west to Texas. The brown pelican was nearly driven to extinction by nest failure caused by organochlorine ...
During nesting the head is white, sometimes speckled, and the neck is brown. Males have larger bills and weigh more than females. HABITAT: Outside of Florida, the pelican primarily nests on islands in ...