Brown Pelican
| Pelecanus occidentalis | Order: Pelecaniformes | Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans) |
Pelecanus occidentalis
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
This huge pelican catches fish by plunge-diving. It’s much more restricted to salt water than the American White Pelican.
Laura's Published Works
Radio Programs
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 2022
- Endangered Species Act: A Big Success 2016
- Debi Shearwater Pelagic Trips: Part II 2013
- Keeping a Life List 2012
- Stories from the Archives: For the Birds Retrospective 2010
- BP Oil Spill: When Numbers Get Serious 2010
- BP Oil Spill: Live from KUMD 2010
- BP Oil Spill: Dispersants 2010
- Brown Pelican 2010
- Trip down Memory Lane: Savannah 2010
- BP Oil Spill, Part V: Why Save Pelicans? 2010
- BP Oil Spill, Part III: Assessing the Damage 2010
- BP Oil Spill, Part II: Birds Die Slowly 2010
- BP Oil Spill, Part I: A Predictable Disaster 2010
- A Letter from Roger Tory Peterson 2008
- Birds in the News: Hurricane Charley, and drug testing for pigeons 2004
- DDT Revisited, Part I 2004
- Conserve Water 2004
- Birding in Miami Beach 2003
- Wild Pelican Chase 2002
- Gluttony 2000
- Geography and History: Laura learns about Hawaii 2000
- Fast Food Franchise Birds 1999
- State Birds 1999
- Altruism 1999
- Bird Feet 1998
- Roger Tory Peterson 1996
- Bird Feet 1993
- Gluttony 1992
- Bird Feet 1992
- A letter from Roger Tory Peterson 1990
- Bird-eating Fish 1988
- Bird Gluttons (Remastered for 1987) 1987
- A Letter from Roger Tory Peterson 1987
- Fish and Birds (Original) 1987
- Bird Gluttons: Original 1986