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    Pelican attacks woman in Florida

    Pelican 'bombs' bather in Florida


    Pelicans crash into water to catch fish


    A woman required 20 stitches to her face after a pelican crashed into her in the sea off Florida, apparently diving for fish.
    The bird, which died in Thursday's collision, ripped a gash in Debbie Shoemaker's face as she bathed near the city of St Petersburg.
    The city fire chief said he had never heard of a diving pelican hit a person.
    Pelicans grow to up to 30lb (13kg) and can dive from heights of 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 metres).
    Ms Shoemaker, 50, returned home on Friday, the Associated Press reports.

    BBC NEWS | Americas | Pelican 'bombs' bather in Florida

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    Slow Sunday?

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    St Petersburg, in Florida?


    Is that the commie state?

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    was it trained by Al Qaeda?
    I'm sure they can blam them somehow!

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    slow thread day richard?

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    Well, I liked it DD. Mainly because it reminded me of the time ex-hubby & I went to Clearwater Florida. We were walking along the pier & saw this sign for pelican food. I said I wanted to feed the pelicans, so hubby (we still liked each other then) went to buy the food. I thought it would be like fish pellets or dry dog food, but I started to get worried when some bloody big buggers of pelicans landed behind him & started eyeing him eagerly. So, I refused to feed them.
    Well, the bag he came away with contained small fish. A cloud of pelicans & seagulls surrounded him, all pecking & trying to get at the fish. A couple of seagulls landed on his head. All this time, he's screaming "Get the camera! Take a photo!" and I'm nearly wetting myself with laughter.
    When the bag was finished, he asked me if I'd got a photo & I had to confess I hadn't. I'd just been killing myself laughing. So, what does he do? He goes & buys another bag & goes through it all again!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bongthom
    slow thread day richard?
    Hows that little teachers forum going paddy? notice the active members over 60 days is slipping below the 1,500s now, suppose you must be banning them now that you have the power.

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    crap thread richard. you need to get ant back

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    I think it is a great thread, the woman is 50 years old, just think how many poor little animals she had consumed in her life, the animals are fighting back

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    it's not that bad richard. i thought you'd drag it into mkp ya langer...must try harder in future

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    Actually it's the woman who invaded the pelican territory.

    When I was in Ecuador I spent hours looking pelicans fishing, and I wasn't idiot enough to go swimming in their diving area.

    Spectacular and wonderful spectacle for free on the Atacames beach.

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