We just returned from a vacation with family in Southern California. I like to try to photograph birds that I don’t normally see here in Oregon. So on a day-trip to Newport Beach I went hunting for brown pelicans. I was told there were pelicans everywhere.
I saw a group flying overhead and got a couple of shots from a distance. One person told us to go to Back Bay Drive where there were a lot of birds. We did see a lot of birds (again quite a distance away), but no pelicans.
At lunch another couple told us to go to the Balboa peninsula – they had seen a lot of pelicans there the day before. 
There were some out on a rigging in the middle of the bay but again, too far to get a decent shot. So, these are the best I could get.
Maralee
Through My Lens 
Ah, yes, the bad boys of (insert city name). The only good place where I got lots of shots was in San Leon, TX.
Nice.
Not a bad flying result all the same.
They probably have some pelicans at the coast here, but I’ve never seen any there.
Pretty neat! I’m surprised you don’t see these up in OR. I thought they were all up and down the Pacific Coast.
We have plenty of Brown Pelicans in Santa Cruz, and San Francisco around the bay. Come here next time. 🙂
There could be some at the coast. I live in Central Oregon on the high desert and I don’t see them around here.