Brown pelican being rinsed

A brown pelican covered in oil receives an extensive cleaning following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Photo By/Credit

Tom Mackenzie/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

05/15/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Brown pelican being rinsed following extensive cleaning. Photo by Tom MacKenzie/USFWS.

Species

Pelecanus occidentalis

Subject tags

Birds

BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010

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