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Scruffy1

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3. We have a vagrant Brown Pelican in El Paso.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:15 AM

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It appears to be a juvenile maybe 2 year old. It's over 800 miles from it's normal range on the Gulf of Mexico and is living on Lake Ascarate. It's our only lake and it is small and shallow.

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Did you know brown pelicans are protected by lots of miniature airbags in their skin, like BubbleWrap ? [View all] eppur_se_muova Thursday OP

They float Inkey Thursday #1

Fascinating. And a great photo! erronis Thursday #2

We have a vagrant Brown Pelican in El Paso. Scruffy1 Thursday #3

Report it to ICE ... eppur_se_muova Thursday #4