It’s the way of Pelicans, I guess, both Brown Pelicans like this one and American White Pelicans like the one I posted in November of last year (click here). They scoop fish into their large pouches, maneuvering their catch so that it will slip down their gullets, not an easy task as it turns out. The fish are still alive and thrash about in an effort to free themselves as the pelicans gulp and stretch their necks. Sometimes, as in the case of this pelican and this fish, the fish doesn’t succumb immediately once swallowed. The stomach thrashing apparently was bothersome enough to this Brown Pelican that after a few gagging gestures, up came the fish that continued flapping about in the Pelican’s pouch. This image shows the second visit the fish made to the Pelucan’s pouch, still thrashing. It must have calmed down soon after swallowing it a second time because the Pelican resumed fishing and leaping in to catch its prey.