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Brown Pelican2022-03-01T09:25:44-06:00

Brown Pelican

It’s hard not to spot groups of Brown Pelicans flapping and gliding along Galveston’s beaches.  From the Seawall, you can watch as they plunge headfirst into the water to scoop up fish in their pouches.

In the 1970s, they were seriously endangered due to the use of DDT and other pesticides.  Their rebound has been a big success for conservationist.

Learn more in Steve Alexander’s blog, Brown Pelicans: Galveston’s Winged Ambassadors.

Eugene McMillin
Galveston County
Brown Pelican

‘Frosty the Snow Bird’ won 1st Place in the 2025 Week 3 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Jeffery Schaberg
Harris County
Brown Pelican

“Escape Hatch” won 3rd Place in the 2023 Week 4 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Steve Alexander
North Deer Island Rookery
Brown Pelican

As featured in Brown Pelicans: Galveston’s Winged Ambassadors

Steve Alexander
North Deer Island Rookery
Brown Pelican

As featured in Brown Pelicans: Galveston’s Winged Ambassadors

Mary Halligan
East End Lagoon Nature Preserve
Brown Pelican

Taken during FeatherFest 2019.

Robert Kirschner
Coastal Heritage Preserve
Brown Pelican
Scott Meyer
Piers 19 to 21
Brown Pelican

‘Pelican Portrait’ won 1st Place in the 2020 FeatherFest Week 3 Photo Contest.

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