Does anybody know what these scary creatures are called? They abound here but I have no idea what they are. I managed to overcome my terror of them and came up close enough to take a picture. Apparently, they have no fear whatsoever of people.
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they’re just brown pelicans
their beaks can hold more than their belly cans
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Really? My mother said these were pelicans but I’d seen pelicans before and they looked completely different.
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Hrm, looks like some kind of pelican to me.
Looky here:
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I remember pelicans as cute and cuddly. These ones are kind of scary, though.
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I think they look kinda small for a pelican. The last one I saw was white and giant.
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They are indeed pelicans, the smallest species I believe. They are quite common all over Florida (I live in FL).
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If you ever want to meet a really scary beast then you should come here and I will introduce you to the swans in our city park.
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I always said swans were scary but people made fun of me for that. They are aggressive, too.
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Probably depends on what kind of swan we are talking about.
AFAIK the white Eurasian kind is the only one not really afaid of people anymore.
But I think it goes to show that those considered the most beautiful and graceful turn out to be the biggest meanies.
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Swans are for sure scary! (Although I am a bit biased on the subject. Aged about two and a half, one grabbed my shoe-laces and tried to pull me into a pond. And I got chased by one whilst rowing once. That was BAD).
Those pelicans look kind of… opinionated.
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They are called los pelicanos in Spanish. 🙂
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Is this the pier at St. Petersburg? These pelicans are permanent residents here. You’re lucky I am not in Florida now, else I could have met you in person to debate the contents of some of your blogs. 😛
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It’s in Clearwater. And I’m not afraid of debate in any form. 🙂
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