Detail View: Image Archives: Pelican

File Name: 
RM12-116.jpg
catalog number: 
IV.RM12-116.D
collection: 
Birds
title: 
Pelican
creator: 
George Ramig
creator type: 
photographer
creator: 
Christine Powers
creator type: 
creator of digital collection
description: 
A pelican on a post silhouetted by the sun. Pelicans are a genus of large water birds comprising the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and large throat pouch used in catching prey and draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing.
date: 
1971-2008
date type: 
date of photograph
location: 
USA, Florida and Georgia
modified: 
no
format: 
image/jpg
file size: 
2.81 MB
source: 
Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Windows
rights: 
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science