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Common murre colony sharing nesting area with California brown pelicans(Pelecanus occidentalis). Note gregarious bunching of murres as opposed tofairly constant ring of personal space around each pelican. Aerial photograph. (Image credit: Common Murre Project, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; NOAA/NESDIS/NODC Data Rescue Project)