"PELICAN BAY" (Pacific Brown Pelican)
Acrylic on Canvas
Painting size: 18” x 24” (60 x 45 cm) Price: $1,295 (Canadian)
THIS PAINTING IS UNFRAMED AND READY TO HANG AS IS
To purchase original painting or for information on reproductions please contact me (form below)
Acrylic on Canvas
Painting size: 18” x 24” (60 x 45 cm) Price: $1,295 (Canadian)
THIS PAINTING IS UNFRAMED AND READY TO HANG AS IS
To purchase original painting or for information on reproductions please contact me (form below)
"An unmistakable bird of coastal waters, the Brown Pelican is one the largest seabirds found in North America. On the West Coast they breed on dry, rocky offshore islands.
The brown pelican is a large dark gray-brown water bird with white over the head and the front of the neck. The back of the neck is covered with rich brown feathers. In the breeding season the head feathers turn yellow, the bill becomes pinkish red and the pouch turns almost black.
Driven almost to extinction the Brown Pelican is today an example of success. Despite their recovered populations, these birds are still at risk from environmental pollution and oil spills that contaminate nesting areas and introduce toxins to food supplies. Fishing line tangles and bill and throat injuries from fishhooks are also threats to brown pelicans.
A pelican’s feathers provide necessary waterproofing for these water-diving birds. Oil spills can cause their feathers to absorb water, which can lead to drowning or hypothermia. After diving for fish this group of adults use their beaks to spread oil over their feathers."
Patricia M. Mansell
Artist
The brown pelican is a large dark gray-brown water bird with white over the head and the front of the neck. The back of the neck is covered with rich brown feathers. In the breeding season the head feathers turn yellow, the bill becomes pinkish red and the pouch turns almost black.
Driven almost to extinction the Brown Pelican is today an example of success. Despite their recovered populations, these birds are still at risk from environmental pollution and oil spills that contaminate nesting areas and introduce toxins to food supplies. Fishing line tangles and bill and throat injuries from fishhooks are also threats to brown pelicans.
A pelican’s feathers provide necessary waterproofing for these water-diving birds. Oil spills can cause their feathers to absorb water, which can lead to drowning or hypothermia. After diving for fish this group of adults use their beaks to spread oil over their feathers."
Patricia M. Mansell
Artist
|
|
Please contact me to purchase this painting
or for information on reproductions |