Southern Exposure byArt LaMay

Southern Exposure (Pelicans)

Southern Exposure (Pelicans)
by Art LaMay
18" x 26"
Framed Size 28" by 36"

Conservation Framing
Each double mat may vary from print to print according to which frame you choose. If you would like to
have a particular color of mat just email sales@watsonswildlife.com to place your order. The best matching color is used for
each individual print and is not always the color shown here.

Each print is framed using Conservation Acid Free & Lignin Free, Alkaline pH buffered matboard & backing.
In conservation framing, We use only Museum Quality materials and procedures that will have no adverse
effects on a piece of artwork and will protect the artwork from external damage.

The wingspread of a pelican ranges from 6 to 7 feet, tip to tip. They can fly in calm winds up to 35 miles per hour. Males are larger than females and have a longer bill. Brown pelicans look great in flight and similarly to their peruvian cousins they plunge-dive from the air into the water for their prey--mostly fish. The pouch of naked skin below pelican's bill is used by the bird to store the catch. It can hold up to 3 times more than bird's stomach can. Later, at leisure pelicans can bring it out either for their own eating or to feed their young. Pelicans are widely distributed over most warm regions, frequenting the shores of seas, lakes, and rivers. In Naples, which is located on the Gulf of Mexico, the year-round warm South Florida weather and mangroves provide for perfect living and nesting conditions. Pelicans build their nests in mangrove trees out of twigs and grasses brought by the male to the female for her to construct. The brown and Peruvian pelicans are the only dark-colored species; mature pelicans have a blackish belly with a silverish back. Adults have a white head and reddish brown neck during the summer and a yellow head and white neck during the winter. This colorful plumage helps in attracting a mate during mating season. A yellow head is mating plumage. However young brown pelicans, are mostly brown with white belly. Under perfect conditions a pelican can live to be 30 plus years old. A healthy adult will weigh from 5 to 8 pounds and eat 3 to 4 pounds of fish per day.
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