Brown pelicans dive for food, while white pelicans prefer to scoop their meals from the water’s surface, according to FWC. They’re also known to steal fish from other water birds, ...

Nearly 130 emaciated brown pelicans had been brought to the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach over the last month. Only 55 have survived and are being treated through IV fluids ...

Brown pelicans have excellent eyesight. They circle over the water looking for fish close to the surface. Then they go for it, diving headfirst — often from 50 to 60 feet in the air.

While the pelicans' food sources do seem to have numbers, heavy winds or rough seas could affect the birds' ability to dive for their primary food, sardines, mackerel and anchovies, reports VC ...

Since hundreds of brown pelicans were found starving to death along California’s coastline this year, scientists have been trying to get to the bottom of the crisis. Listen • 0:41 ...

They’re looking for food anywhere they can find it,” said JD Bergeron, ... “A fully adult male brown pelican can dive about six feet, so you can imagine fish 7-8 feet deep.

Brown and white pelicans also differ in feeding habits. Brown pelicans dive for food, while white pelicans prefer to scoop their meals from the water’s surface, according to FWC.

Brown Pelicans, which live along the ... They're looking for food anywhere they can find it," said JD Bergeron, ... "A fully adult male brown pelican can dive about six feet, ...

They’re looking for food anywhere they can find it,” said JD Bergeron, ... “A fully adult male brown pelican can dive about six feet, so you can imagine fish 7-8 feet deep.