16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Pelican Sun

A pelican cuts a silhouette in the late afternoon, with the sky tinted by clouds and fog along the Northern California coast. The photo was captured from Woodley Island in Humboldt Bay, where pelicans dive for fish in the early evening.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2017
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: Eureka, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Dan Pambianco