Craig Tooley recently photographed a juvenile Brown Pelican. They do look rather prehistoric, don't you think?

You can tell the young Brown Pelican from an adult because she has a brown head and white underparts. Adults have white heads and dark underparts. Now you can amaze your friends with that fun fact!

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is a link to his website: www.ruffimage.com

It is very warm on the Mendonoma coast today.