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Angry pelican takes a snap at photographer

Started by Still Waters , Aug 31 2012 03:46 PM
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#1    Still Waters

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 03:46 PM

A photographer found out it is seldom wise to cross a pelican.

This huge great white pelican at Moscow Zoo took exception to being photographed and lunged forward to peck Nikolay Sotskov's camera.

Fortunately Nikolay was able to step back and prevent his lens disappearing into the vast abyss formed by the pelican's beak and the mouth opening - which is normally the last thing seen by fish, the bird's usual diet, as they are swallowed whole.

http://www.dailymail...ss-pelican.html

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 04:02 PM

Aw, he just doesn't like the paparazzi! :)

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 05:58 PM

I guess they were camera shy and didn't want photographed.

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 06:21 PM

I saw one brake a guys lens. An expensive lens.
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Posted 31 August 2012 - 06:24 PM

Cheeky thing!

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 06:36 PM

View Postsarah_444, on 31 August 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

Aw, he just doesn't like the paparazzi! :)

Who does?

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 06:57 PM

View PostTaun, on 31 August 2012 - 06:36 PM, said:

Who does?

Good point....the Kardashians?

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Posted 02 September 2012 - 09:43 PM

HAHAHA! That first pic was hilarious.
It is amazing to see just how big their mouths are....they're really neat birds; have their own fishing net built right in.
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