Brown Pelicans prepare to take flight after being released at Gulfside City Park in Sanibel Island, Florida

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Brown Pelicans prepare to take flight after being released at Gulfside City Park in Sanibel Island, Florida, July 12, 2010. 21 Brown Pelicans and 11 Northern Gannets were rehabilitated and then transported to Southwest Florida aboard a Coast Guard HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft after being found oiled near the coasts of Louisiana and Alabama.

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Size: 4175px × 2798px
Location: Sanibel Island, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Jim McKinley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, aquatic, bird, bp, brown, clean, crude, deepwater, environment, gulf, horizon, horizontal, industry, mexico, nature, oil, oiled, pelican, releasing, rescue, sea, spill, usa, wildlife