🪶🤩 The amazing Brown Pelican soars gracefully above the water with its impressive 8 foot wingspan before diving at speeds of up to 40mph from up to 60 feet in the air! They have special built-in airbags in their skin that inflate upon impact protecting their necks and organs. They can spot fish from over 60 feet above the surface, adjusting their dive mid-air to hit their prey precisely. A brown pelican’s pouch can hold up to 3 gallons of water — but they don’t store fish there. They scoop, dr

Brown Pelican Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A brown pelican 'feeding frenzy' is an encouraging sign for the often-struggling large seabirds

Incredible wildlife 4k footage of Pelican feeding off in a beach in Costa Rica ocean. Brown Pelican Bird flying, swimming, fishing and floating in sea.