A flock of Pelicans swirled over and flirted with the lake waters at Ada Hayden Park this afternoon, but for some reason they decided not to drop in and land. A smaller portion of the flock broke away for a time and I captured them as you see here. I am reminded of the ONLY poem my father ever memorized and when he told it to me, it was always with a grin.
A remarkable bird is the Pelican,
His bill can hold more than his belly can,
But I don't know how in the hell it can!
I guess I never realized we had pelicans in Iowa.
ReplyDeleteI love their formation!
ReplyDeleteThis is the one I always told to my sons (or anyone who would listen):
ReplyDeleteA wonderful bird is the pelican
His beak will hold more than his belican.
He can take in his beak Food enough for a week,
But I'm danmed if I see how the helican
Dixon Lanire Merrith - "The Pelican"(1910)
P.S.: I counted 39 at our 16th Street Basin this summer.Beautiful!