Pelicans don’t, as you may have heard, stick their spines out of their mouths. They do, however, do some pretty crazy yawn-stretching. From John Muir Laws.
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Books
An Ecopoetry Collection that “Articulates Reality” for California Nature-Lovers
There’s deep joy in articulating reality, the poems in this new collection make clear—the simple reward of seeing the world as it is.
Ask the Naturalist
Ask the Naturalist: Seabird Feeding Frenzy at Point Montara
Why are large numbers of seabirds congregating off Point Montara?
Winter Issue 2015
Naturalist’s Notebook: When The Bay Erupts With Herring
Naturalist John Muir Laws illustrates the great herring migration in the San Francisco Bay
Summer Issue 2013
Naturalist’s Notebook: A Guide to the Wildlife of San Francisco Bay
Jack Laws brings us a guide SF Bay wildlife just in time for the America’s Cup.
Wildlife
EndangerBus Feature: Brown Pelicans
Though California brown pelicans are the smallest of all pelicans, they are still very impressive birds, with wingspans occasionally as big as eight feet. Nearly driven to extinction by DDT, they’ve made a comeback but are now threatened by mysterious harmful algae blooms.
Winter Issue 2010
What’s the deal with pelicans’ weird bills?
Can a pelican really hold a week’s worth of food in its bill?
Wildlife
Brown Pelicans, Victims of Extreme Weather
Recently, people have been finding debilitated, or even dead, brown pelicans up and down the West Coast. Initially baffled, scientists now believe the birds’ expanding range clashed with an unusually severe winter storm in December 2008.
