[mou] Brown Pelican Feeding

[Sharon Stiteler]

When we go to Virginia Beach one of my favorite pastimes is watching the
brown pelicans high in the sky dive bomb for fish into the ocean making a
great splash, a feeding technique not used by American white pelicans.  Has
anyone observed the brown pelican fishing?  Is it dipping like the white
pelicans or is it diving from high in the sky?  I'm curious if the bird will
adapt it's hunting technique since its hanging out with white pelicans to
dipping like they do?

I'd be interested in reading anyone's observations.

-- 
Sharon Stiteler
Minneapolis, MN
www.birdchick.com