![A beauteous Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight with its wings open wide at at Los Ayala beach, Nayarit, Mexico. The pelican is in breeding colours.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/8a156334-ccee-477a-b328-5edd7fa16ac0/1/1/1x+pelican+sharpened+734.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=bcfaed3834e2a63a99b1d621eb2ed1d79657c3a1f7ce00b485d30e53174bb28c)
Beauteous in Flight
Brown Pelican at Los Ayala Beach
![A Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) displaying the beauty of its immense wings in flight with a crashing wave in the background. Photographed at Los Ayala beach, Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/4bd97452-916f-4ee6-8cdd-2bb62899cce5/1/1/1x_new_edit_641.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=0354c3619f8af480d0d738093a58dd092f5a6b01f4b557844ff40a6ac1f75cef)
Racing the Surf
A Brown Pelican in flight displaying the beauty of its wings as it evades the white water of a crashing wave. A bird with Pterodactyl-like wings, a bird that
appears rather plain and clumsy on land which is magnificently beautiful in flight.
![Portrait of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) perched on the branch of a tree on the island of Holbox in Quintana Roo, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/0090c6bf-11eb-4eb5-8072-491d9a804f81/1/1/PelicanGallery352.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=171a4acc395b7387fb6963ae876d95be44520b503ffbcc68b95d22b8f62a88b2)
Perched Pelican
Brown Pelican, Isla Holbox, Mexico
![Close-up of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight preparing to land on Los Ayala beach, Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/1b2ce2ae-b61a-441a-87b5-b8de394fb6e7/1/1/pelican_1x_gallery_291.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=fd1e81542df385e9d6861de7d83cd62a2b227013c162efab8244b8c439f3d66d)
Ocean Landing
A Brown Pelican preparing to land on Los Ayala beach.
![A Brown Pelican in breeding colours (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight displaying the beauty of its wings, Los Ayala, Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/b642753c-7fe0-4cfe-aa4f-e17978d25e00/1/1/Draft_Pelican_Gallery_Almay_final_edit_656.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=fd1e81542df385e9d6861de7d83cd62a2b227013c162efab8244b8c439f3d66d)
Wings of a Pelican
A Brown Pelican in flight showcasing the beauty of its wings.
![A young Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight, preparing to land on ocean waters at Los Ayala beach with the grace of a ballerina.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3707,2387,3707,1200/0-0-0/48ed7250-d772-4250-9eb0-64732b528b7c/1/1/Ballerina_style_landing.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=6a87f65637c6c52e8d6b54dd53a26cb59a2593daaee6aae0740beccd787c1ade)
Ballerina style landing
A young Brown Pelican in flight and preparing to land displaying the grace of a ballerina.
![Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight displaying the intricate beauty of its large wings.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2428,3643,1200/0-0-0/8e2b25c4-e2e9-45ca-9e6f-1a40fb1f7791/1/1/Brown_Pelican_in_flightsmaller.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=16f90acd44d30df2753dce8105531e1a99979d9ffcc379136aeb372ff922905a)
Young Brown Pelican in flight
![A young Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) with its wings spread wide as seen in flight in Los Ayala, Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/2cf8bd1e-763e-42e6-9761-e5a86589d48a/1/1/Pelican_overhead_.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=bcfaed3834e2a63a99b1d621eb2ed1d79657c3a1f7ce00b485d30e53174bb28c)
Pelican overhead!
A young Brown Pelican with its wings spread wide as seen in flight in Los Ayala, Nayarit, Mexico.![A Brown Pelican in breeding colours (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight with its wings fully extended, Los Ayala, Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/f48685a0-e6d2-4a1e-b42c-0cdc7a8e940b/1/1/Pelican_Gallery_Alamy_Final_Edit_655.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=fd1e81542df385e9d6861de7d83cd62a2b227013c162efab8244b8c439f3d66d)
Wings wide open
![A handsome Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/513b3505-8194-4e58-a246-e90a21c9f92d/1/1/Sir_Pelican.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=fd1e81542df385e9d6861de7d83cd62a2b227013c162efab8244b8c439f3d66d)
Sir Pelican
A handsome Brown Pelican in flight.
![Close-up of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight with its wings fully extended, Los Ayala, Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/63fda83a-0e2d-40ba-b385-b3c9225e176c/1/1/Pelican_Gallery_final_190.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=fd1e81542df385e9d6861de7d83cd62a2b227013c162efab8244b8c439f3d66d)
Close-up of a Brown Pelican in flight
![Comical image of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) with its wings extended as it prepares for a landing on Los Ayala beach in Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/231c126c-6840-4a80-b893-56975528e8cf/1/1/Hands_up_baby_hands_up.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=fd1e81542df385e9d6861de7d83cd62a2b227013c162efab8244b8c439f3d66d)
Hands up, baby hands up
A comical image of a Brown Pelican with its wings extended as it prepares for a landing on Los Ayala beach which brings to mind the song "Hands up, baby
hands up, gimme your heart."
![A beautiful Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in breed colours landing on the shoreline of Los Ayala beach in Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3762,2351,3762,1200/0-0-0/2c40c210-5cd9-48fb-815b-8e192340a947/1/1/PelicanGallery2022-755.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=21b758ee29a1ebbef823672111679da44848b77bf49f7bc0ed9f89d9e7d31f56)
Ocean Landing
A beautiful Brown Pelican landing on the shoreline of Los Ayala beach in Nayarit, Mexico.
![A Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) taking off in flight to avoid the white water of a crashing ocean wave at Los Ayala beach in Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/4f47f40d-e642-4bf5-af8b-bf71c11b4cce/1/1/Startled.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=fd1e81542df385e9d6861de7d83cd62a2b227013c162efab8244b8c439f3d66d)
Startled
A Brown Pelican taking off in flight to avoid the white water of a crashing ocean wave.
![A Brown Pelican in breeding colours (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight displaying the breadth of its wings, Los Ayala, Nayarit, Mexico.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/216c2661-e316-4134-8886-8ca5cf143568/1/1/Pelican_Gallery_654.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037579597~hmac=bcfaed3834e2a63a99b1d621eb2ed1d79657c3a1f7ce00b485d30e53174bb28c)
Big Bird
Brown Pelican in flight displaying the breadth of its wings.