A Natural Height Diver; The Brown Pelican

Have you witnessed a pelican dive-bombing vertically from the air going 40 miles per hour and come crashing into the water surface? You’ll admit the bird deserves respect!

St. Martin resident, the Brown Pelican is an excellent height diver. With its sister the Peruvian Pelican, they are the only ones to forage via diving, the Brown Pelican being the most daring of the two and diving from as high as 20m (66 ft).