🪶🤩 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 Pelicans are a common sight along Texas beaches, diving into the surf to catch fish. Their main prey includes menhaden and mullet, schooling species that are often found in the dynamic surf zone. Here, breaking waves stir up sand and nutrients, releasing invertebrates and plankton that the baitfish feed on. The shallow water here offers smaller fish a measure of protection from larger predators, but it leaves them exposed to hunters from above. Pelicans take advantage, plunging headfirst a

The future of the brown pelican

Migrating brown pelicans overhead

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.