Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Brown pelican

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Photo

BIR017-00054

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Photo

BIR017-00055

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Photo

BIR017-00056

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Photo

BIR017-00057

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Photo

BIR017-00058

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

Photo

BIR017-00050

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

Photo

BIR017-00051

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

Photo

BIR017-00052

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

A brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo

SCE051-00512

A brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

A brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo

SCE051-00511

A brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) glides over the ocean in the Galapagos Islands.

Photo

SCE051-00383

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) glides over the ocean in the Galapagos Islands.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

Photo

SCE051-00200

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

Photo

SCE051-00201

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

A fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park, where brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) beg for fish scraps, mostly from yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri).

Photo

SCE051-00171

A fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park, where brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) beg for fish scraps, mostly from yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri).

A fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park, where brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and a tame Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) beg for fish scraps, mostly from yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri).

Photo

SCE051-00172

A fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park, where brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and a tame Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) beg for fish scraps, mostly from yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri).

Photo: The fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Photo

SCE051-00178

The fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and a Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) roam the coast of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Photo

SCE051-00169

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and a Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) roam the coast of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

A fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park, where brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) beg for fish scraps, mostly from yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri).

Photo

SCE051-00170

A fish market in the town of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park, where brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) beg for fish scraps, mostly from yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri).

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo

SCE051-00147

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preparing to dive for fish at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo

SCE051-00153

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preparing to dive for fish at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Picture of a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preparing to dive for fish at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo

SCE051-00154

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preparing to dive for fish at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preparing to dive for fish at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo

SCE051-00155

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preparing to dive for fish at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preparing to dive for fish at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo

SCE051-00156

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preparing to dive for fish at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A studio portrait of a heavily-oiled adult Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) rescued from the deep water horizon oil spill at the rehab center at Fort Jackson, Louisiana.

Photo

ENV021-00080

A studio portrait of a heavily-oiled adult Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) rescued from the deep water horizon oil spill at the rehab center at Fort Jackson, Louisiana.

A crew working to clean a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

Photo

ENV021-00059

A crew working to clean a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

A crew working to clean a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

Photo

ENV021-00060

A crew working to clean a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) waits in a holding pen at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where most of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

Photo

ENV021-00061

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) waits in a holding pen at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where most of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

A crew working to clean a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

Photo

ENV021-00062

A crew working to clean a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

Workers washing an oiled brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

Photo

ENV021-00068

Workers washing an oiled brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

A crew working to clean a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

Photo

ENV021-00057

A crew working to clean a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at the rehab center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. This is where the majority of the oiled birds were brought in from the deep water horizon oil spill.

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) soar in the sky above Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Photo

ENV021-00040

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) soar in the sky above Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and their chicks, covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Cat island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

Photo

ENV021-00022

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and their chicks, covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Cat island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

Photo

ENV021-00014

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

Photo

ENV021-00015

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

Photo

ENV021-00016

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

Photo

ENV021-00017

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

Photo: Julie Jensen Director of Marketing | WVC O: 866.800.7326 | D: 702.443.9249 | E: j.jensen@wvc.org

Speaking Engagements

Joel is a popular keynote speaker with conservation, corporate, and civic groups.

Hire him to entertain and inspire your audience.

Book Joel To Speak

The Photo Ark

Joel is the founder of the Photo Ark, a groundbreaking effort to document every species in captivity before it’s too late.

Explore the Photo Ark

Visit Our Store

Every purchase goes directly to support our mission: getting the public to care and helping to save species from extinction.

Help Us Build the Ark