"Pelican Brown" (2005) by T. J. Dixon and James Nelson

DESCRIPTION: bronze sculpture of a California brown pelican mounted on rock, accompanied by bronze pavement dance-step markers and bronze history and poetry plaques


This sculpture includes a history plaque describing long-time threats to the brown pelican, notably from DDT.
Another bronze plaque contains a 2005 poem "The Ballad of P.B." by Jan Phillips.
LOCATION: South Pacific Beach Lifeguard Tower, Grand Avenue at Oceanfront, Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, USA

"Pelican Brown Tango"

"The Ballad of P.B."