"Very large, heavy-bodied long-winged bird with very long bill and large pouch typical of pelicans ... Starting before migration north, breeding birds may get yellowish feathers on breast, crown and upperwing coverts and grow a rounded keel on their culmen." (The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, p. 112)

Photo taken with a Nikon D90, using a Nikon 400mm, f/5.6 manual focus lens.

April 20, 2012.