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Pelicans are fascinating birds, and this is a California Brown Pelican, sitting quietly on the railing at the end of the Venice Pier. It's sitting quietly because it's dying –
Hundreds of California brown pelicans that died or became ill on their way to the Channel Islands and Baja California for the winter may have been victims of climate change, which delayed their migration, researchers said today.
About 500 of the birds have been discovered along the coast since December, many of them suffering from frostbite, disorientation and starvation, said Rebecca Dmytryk of WildRescue, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization in Malibu. Of the total, 300 were either found dead or subsequently died. …
There's little to say. Much will be lost forever – you just usually don't get to see it happening right in front of your eyes.
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Technical Note:
These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto. The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.
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All text and photos, unless otherwise noted, Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - Alan M. Pavlik
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