Juvenile brown pelican with a fish hook in its leg standing on the dam at the Guana River


This bird was captured and had 5 hooks in him with two in his mouth. All were removed and he was safely released.


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Location: Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Photo credit: © Linda Burek / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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