Brown Pelican

They are all of least concern, however, the Snowy Egret and the American Black Vultures is now protected in the US by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The brown Pelican, Great White Egret and Snowy Egret all belong to the Order of Pelecaniformes (Pelicans and Allied Waterbirds), whereas the Black American Vultures belong to the Accipitiformes Order and the Laughing Gulls belong to the Order of Charadriiformes (Shore Birds and Waders). Since the brown pelicans were accounted for in the discussion already and the laughing gulls there is no need to explain their key features and purposes as well as their breeding, distribution, feeding and roosting habits. The Great white Egret key features are its long bills which is used to spear the prey. They stand still and allow to allow the prey too slowly past and they catch it. They are usually found in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia and bred during the summer months. They inhabit the freshwater and saltwater habitats and nest high in trees, marshes, swamps, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes…

Louisiana has the pleasure of holding the brown pelican as its state bird and of me being able to call it home. I was born and raised in Louisiana so deciding on what bird to learn more about came very easily to me. I am from Lafayette, LA so pelican citing’s are few and far in between but whenever my family ventures towards New Orleans, which is quite often, we see them in many flocks on the way down along marshes and mangroves. Their beauty, shape, and way of life have always fascinated me and…

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Status: Least concern Conservation Efforts: In the 1970’s, the brown pelican population was threatened by DDT. When brown pelicans ate fish that were contaminated with the pesticide, the eggs they laid had a thin shell and would break during incubation, because of the devastation it had on breeding success. Soon after, the IUCN banned the pesticide. Ever since, the population has made a strong comeback and numbers have increased. Physical…

The Brown Pelican The brown pelican is an interesting bird that plays a vital role in the plot of The Pelican Brief. It’s a large bird with a near extinction event behind it. It was one of the main causes of the Louisiana trial that caused two judges to end up dead along with two lawyers, a hitman, a CIA operative, and and a law school professor. It is also just an interesting American bird. In the book it is referenced once or maybe twice besides the fact that the brief is named after it. It…

A shy, sassy girl with brown straight hair, deep dark brown eyes, was named Chloé Brown; lived in a nice modern gated community with her family. Her parents were the type of parents that everyone could ever dream of having; comical, admirable and mainly laid back but also have a strict side. Even though Chloé had the “perfect” life that everyone was jealous of, she did not understand to appreciate when she was an arrogant, sassy fifteen-year-old freshman at Avon Park High School. She hated…

molitor. During our second experiment, the colours of the T. molitor was noted, and the two T. molitor of dark brown colour used, moved relatively slow as compared to the others. Our results showed that the two dark brown T. molitor moved a mean distance of 3.8cm, whereas the three black T. molitor of the same trial moved a mean distance of 17.6 cm (one moved an abnormal amount of 28cm), the two brown T. molitor moved a mean distance of 9.05 cm (one of them was missing 2 legs), and the three…

A fit 35 with a well honed body carrying no excess fat. A couple of inches over 6 foot in height. Black hair combed straight back with no parting. Kind brown eyes over drawn cheeks and thin lips. Wearing a white check short sleeve shirt and grey flannelled trouser with woollen cardigan. No shoes on, showing both his socks were darned with different coloured wools. Rose, upstairs in bed, was finding it difficult to read the Daily Express news paper, which was two days old anyway. Listening to the…

at the painting it is clear to see that the man is seated at a table with his elbows rested on the surface. His two frail hands are folded together and pressed against his forehead, as if he is bowing his head in prayer. Placed on the table in front of him is a loaf of bread with one end cut off, a bowl containing liquid of brown color, a knife which is right next to the bowl, a thick bible with a green cover, and laying on top of the bible is a pair of glasses folded, laying upside down. The…

arranged in a hectic manner. At the back, a wooden hourglass can be seen along with a brown and green book. To the side there’s a wooden cigarette holder, with cigarettes burning and an open book. Next to this is an open pocket watch and glasses. A page is falling. A flute intersects this, and a fallen green, glass vase is on top. Almost central, there’s a skull and a bone, leaves embrace these. Light is coming from the top right corner, which is largely empty and a dark background. The overall…

Once bright green grass seems to turn patchy as the mood of the film shifts. Dead brown grass is first visible when Mia jumps the fence into Conor’s backyard. Dull colored grass is made visible again in a larger quantity when Mia kidnaps Conor’s daughter Kira and leads her into a field. The field is vast and brown, bordering a body of water that appears to be almost grey in color. Another aspect of nature that changes color with the mood of the film is the sky. In the majority of Fish Tank the…