Nature Drawing - Brown Pelican by Nancy Parsons

Brown Pelican is a drawing by Nancy Parsons which was uploaded on November 11th, 2014.

Brown Pelican

In the 1970s, the Brown Pelican's existence in the southeast United States and California was threatened by pesticides like DDT and Deildrin which... more

by Nancy Parsons

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24.000 x 29.000 x 0.125 inches

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Title

Brown Pelican

Artist

Nancy Parsons

Medium

Drawing - Prismacolor On Paper

Description

In the 1970s, the Brown Pelican's existence in the southeast United States and California was threatened by pesticides like DDT and Deildrin which caused the pelican's eggshells to become too thin and incapable of supporting an embryo to maturity. With the ban of DDT in 1972, the population of the brown pelican increased enough to be removed from the endangered list.

However in 2009, California brown pelicans�a slightly smaller version of the subspecies seen on the East and Gulf Coasts �experienced unprecedented nesting failures, and have starved to death by the thousands because of a sharp decline in Pacific sardines, their most important food. The U.S. sardine famine is now in its sixth year and the production of California brown pelicans is extraordinarily low.

My goal in this series was to capture the souls and spirits of our mute neighbors with whom we share the planet. I remain captivated and haunted by the frank eyes of these incredible creatures, so human in their longing and need, pleading silently for their future and ultimate survival.

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November 11th, 2014