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Lifeguard rescues an injured pelican in Florida

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122195) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Sep

Manatee County lifeguard Owen Munday answered an emergency call on Thursday September 18 when an eyewitness told Owen about an injured pelican who was in the water. Owen took care of the injured pelican by wrapping up the pelican...

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Brown pelican rescue story from Florida

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122195) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Apr 22

Thanks to the members of the Clinic for the Rehabilitation Of Wildlife (CROW), a brown pelican that had the misfortune of having his neck stuck in a fishing line near Beautiful Island in Fort Myers Florida 10 days ago. The CROW...

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For the birds

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 27 Dec 20

We had a change of plans. Hubby thought it was too breezy for him to enjoy the zoo today. We drove to the reservoir today. We hoped perhaps to see eagles but did not. Instead, we saw gulls, crows, and pelicans, maybe some others....

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Two pelicans in Denmark, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Apr 17

After my last post showing the gorgeous sunrise at Denmark, Western Australia, I was asked about photos of pelicans so here is one from a day or two ago. If you want to see a funny one of pelicans dancing, you can search for a...

western australia

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A sunrise photo from Denmark, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Apr 17

While we were staying in Denmark on the south coast of Western Australia, Vince went out early one morning to take photos of the sunrise. This is one of them. Many of us myLotters enjoy sunrise and sunset photos and someone will...

western australia

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Doing the Pelican Waltz

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Apr 16

I promised I'd put up some more pelican photos taken on our recent jaunt to the south coast of Western Australia. However I hadn't realised Vince had got such a great shot as the one I've added here. It makes me chuckle every time...

western australia

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Holidaying in Denmark, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Mar 16

After several days not being able to log on, at last I have internet. So I'm doing a quick update while I can. My notifications are all mentioned in emails so in time I'll catch up with all those too. We had an interesting four...

western australia

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Eagles in Church

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 25 Mar 16

Commonly found in Anglican churches are lecterns shaped as an eagle, with outspread wings. They are based on ideas from a medieval bestiary or book of animal myths. It was thought that the eagle was able to stare at the sun and...

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What about the Pelican?

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 4 Sep 15

I just finished commenting on an old discussion by @Hatley http://www.mylot.com/post/2764194/ about the Purple Cow. That made me think of one of my Ogden Nash favorites about the Pelican. All I have memorized from it is "What a...

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The Symbolism of the Pelican

iuliuxd @iuliuxd (4453) • Romania 5 Apr 12

How many of you know the legend of mother pelican and the connection between that legend and the christian faith ? The legend is that when there was nothing to eat the mother pelican wounded herself, striking her breast with the...

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Pelican on the attack!

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 12 May 08

A lady (from Ohio) was wading at the beach (in the Gulf of Mexico) and a pelican attacked her! He made a three inch gash in her cheek. Blood was gushing.. and the pelican died! They've found no reason to explain it. Do you think...

dangers at the beach

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So how did you start your day today?

wickedangel @wickedangel (1636) • Dominican Republic 23 Apr 08

The buzzing of a mosquito annoyed us all night and the bites made us so itchy that we got little sleep. However we had already decided to get up early, so we weren't going to change our minds. The alarm went off at 5.45am and...

sea like a mill pond

starting the day

walking along the beach

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Absolute Randomness

rekkusu @rekkusu (601) 17 Apr 07

I was wondering what it the most random thing that you have experienced? I could be something that happened to you or mebay something you saw on the internet The most random thin thing i saw was watching a video of a pelican...

The pelican who fell in love - with a woman

incription @incription (281) • India 13 Dec 06

David Lister, Scotland Correspondent # Male bird displays rituals of mating # He responded to wildlife park nurse A pelican has fallen in love with the wildlife officer who nursed it back to health. The pink-backed pelican,...

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