Pelican swallows pigeon in park

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Psychlone
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28 Oct 2006, 12:24 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 083468.stm

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Families and tourists in a London park were left shocked when a pelican picked up and swallowed a pigeon.

The unusual wildlife spectacle in St James's Park was caught on camera by photographer Cathal McNaughton.

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28 Oct 2006, 12:50 pm

I wanted to post this some days ago but it looks like you had the nerve to do it .

Amazing picture.

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28 Oct 2006, 12:57 pm

I hope by next summer there are pelicans swimming in the fountains of Trafalgar Square gobbling up all of the skanky-looking pigeons that plague the place.

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28 Oct 2006, 2:02 pm

Makes a nice, light snack.

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28 Oct 2006, 2:18 pm

Brutal :!:

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28 Oct 2006, 2:46 pm

If you google image "pelican pigeon" you will get pictures of a similar event taken in 2005.

So, the suspicion is that one, and probably only one,
of the pelicans in the park has developed an unnatural taste for pigeon.

"Rogue Pelican: Gone Birdeater."

No, its not going to be "Jaws", is it?