Brown Pelican

Identification: large bulky bird with large "basket-type" bill. The body in the adult is gray and the neck and back
of head are white. The crown and face of the bird are washed in yellow. Immature birds have same build as adults but their body plumage including the neck and head are a buffy gray.

Adult- Carteret County, North Carolina on December 16, 2006

 

Immature- Carteret County, North Carolina