Pelican chicks at Breton Refuge after 2022 Breton Island restoration

Two young, white birds with neck pouches and large bills sit in a nest on the ground near two larger brown and white birds with neck pouches and large bills.
Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
10/04/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Pelican chicks sit on a nest near adult pelicans at Breton National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana after a major restoration of Breton island in 2022 meant to help undo harm from erosion and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.
Facility
Breton National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
Species
Pelecanidae
Subject tags
Coastal restoration
Habitat restoration
Human impacts
Islands
Water birds
Wildlife refuges