Brown Pelican Resting on Post
This Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) rests on a wooden post, wings slightly spread and feathers ruffled from a morning of diving and feeding. I photographed it on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in March 2024, close enough to capture the pale golden head and blue-ringed eyes in detail. This original photograph is available in a variety of formats, from wall art to gifts.
The bird's warm golden head glows against a near-black background, its long bill resting against its chest. Wings fanned slightly outward and feathers still damp, it holds the post with quiet, grounded stillness.
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📍 Outer Banks, NC
Brown Pelican on Post Photography Print
While visiting the Outer Banks, NC in March 2024, I had the opportunity to photograph many of these magnificent Brown Pelicans. This one was taking a well deserved rest from plunging and feeding, pausing just long enough for me to capture this intimate portrait up close.
This Brown Pelican print is available on archival fine art paper or sublimated aluminum metal, printed in my New Hampshire studio and shipped directly to your door. Every print is made to order from 100% original wildlife photography. Never AI generated, never stock.
📍 Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA
Brown Pelican Photography Note Card
The right note card for the pelican fan, the beach house host, or the coastal traveler on your list — an original bird portrait with the kind of stare that makes you feel you have interrupted something important. A photography greeting card worth keeping.
I photographed this Brown Pelican on a weathered post along the Outer Banks of North Carolina, dark water behind him and side light catching the feathers. He had the kind of stare that makes you feel you interrupted an important meeting. Brown Pelicans can look prehistoric, elegant, grumpy, and majestic in the same five seconds.
I print every note card in my Henniker studio on heavyweight Red River Linen cardstock, so the bill, the pale blue eye, and the moody coastal light hold their texture and depth. The inside is blank for your words. Each card arrives flat and pristine with envelope and sleeve, ready to gift, mail, or frame. Also makes a beautiful photography greeting card for any coastal bird lover on your list.