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MagicMtnDan
07-09-2004, 06:15 AM
Bam! Diving pelicans plague Arizona streets!
More than 30 endangered brown pelicans have crashed onto sidewalks and roads in Arizona, mistaking the heat-induced shimmer of the paved surface for lakes and creeks.
“They try to land on the water, but it’s asphalt and it’s ‘Bam! That doesn’t feel so good,”’ said Sandy Cate, director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s wildlife center at Adobe Mountain in north Phoenix.
During the past two weeks, the injured pelicans have been found from Yuma to Phoenix, the department said Thursday.
The pelicans have been treated mostly for dehydration and emaciation.
Wildlife experts believe the endangered birds are experiencing a food shortage along the West Coast and are heading to Arizona to find fish.
The sunÂ’s reflection, mixed with hot and cool layers of air create mirages, and the birds mistake smooth pavements for water.

Ziggy
07-09-2004, 06:20 AM
How sad..its cool to watch them fish in the ocean.....kersplash!

Debbolas
07-09-2004, 10:19 AM
We saw pelicans when we were driving our boat through Topok Gorge..............don't think I have seen them at the river before....

dimarcobros
07-09-2004, 11:09 AM
Must be like Alfred Hitchcook's "Birds". :D
DMB

Mrs. Psycho Squid
07-09-2004, 11:35 AM
One of those pelicans landed on Moneysucker's boat this weekend in Yuma. It's a good thing he couldn't catch it, cause I know he would have killed it if he got a chance. That wouldn't be good - being that it's endangered and all... it was pretty funny watching him chase it around though! :p

MudPumper
07-09-2004, 06:18 PM
1st, what the hell are pilicans doing in Arizona???
2nd, years ago Boise State University installed a new blue astro-turf field in their stadium, their colors are orange and blue. Anyway they had to string nets across the field when not in use because the birds were divebombing it.

Infomaniac
07-09-2004, 06:22 PM
The process of natural selection in work.

ahhell
07-09-2004, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by Debbolas
We saw pelicans when we were driving our boat through Topok Gorge..............don't think I have seen them at the river before....
we musta saw 100+ at the river...didnt know they liked carp???

Mod VP
07-09-2004, 10:09 PM
We got this picture right before we tried to feed it...:confused:
It wouldn't eat bacon or crackers....:confused:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/353Pelicanatneedles-med.jpg
It let us get pretty close.....
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/353pelicanandkids-med.jpg
Here's the story (http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0701waywardpelican-ON.html)