Cloudy morning, cool
These are Brown Pelicans (Pelicanus occidentalis). Most pelicans sit on the water and scoop fish with their bills, but these pelicans plunge dive from great heights--as high as 60 feet. They open their pouches and scoop up everything, then drain the water and keep the fish. Seagulls often steal fish right from a pelican's mouth while the pelican is decanting.
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