· by steddybirds.bsky.social ·22h ago · view on bsky.app ↗

This California preening party is quite late to the #BirdOfTheDay party, and are technically “brown” pelicans, but they definitely cover many of the #50ShadesOfGrey for Atlantic Birding. #birds #pelicans #shorebirds #santacruz #nature #ECK #WCK 🪶

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About a dozen brown pelicans in Santa Cruz CA, with necks and beaks in odd positions, gather on a rock to preen in the sunshine with a background of blue sea.

#50shadesofgrey #birdoftheday #birds #eck #nature #pelicans #santacruz #shorebirds #wck

This California preening party is quite late to the #BirdOfTheDay party, and are technically “brown” pelicans, but they definitely cover many of the #50ShadesOfGrey for Atlantic Birding. #birds #pelicans #shorebirds #santacruz #nature #ECK #WCK 🪶

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