A wonderful bird is the pelican, his beak holds more than his belly can
A swimmer is recovering after a pelican apparently diving for fish slammed into her face off Florida.
Debbie Shoemaker of Toledo, Ohio, was in the water Thursday near St. Petersburg when the pelican’s beak opened a gash in her face. She needed 20 stitches. The bird died.
The chief of the St. Petersburg Fire Department says he never heard of a diving pelican colliding with anyone. An expert surmises the bird was diving for fish and hit Shoemaker by accident.
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SO many fish comments come to mind, but we will keep it clean, so I will just say goodbye.
Mike
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Comment by Mike | May 12, 2008