Louisiana's state bird, the brown pelican, is the largest of the official state birds. It's also the only one that's a feathered fisherman.  They often dive headlong into the ocean for their prey.

Brown pelicans live along the coasts of Louisiana and other southern states. Brown pelicans are returning to Louisiana in great numbers after nearly disappearing from the state in the 1960's and 1970's. The pelicans were being poisoned by DDT, chemical that washed into the sea.