Pelican Attacks College Graduation (Video)

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[BenLurkin]

Well, that’s exactly what happened in Malibu at Pepperdine University’s graduation yesterday when a group of Pelicans decided that maybe some of the students weren’t quite ready to graduate and decided to attack them and let their opinion be heard! But thankfully, the graduation security detail (it’s California) couldn’t find the pelican family on the guest list and promptly surrounded them before realizing they had no idea how to actually kick them out…

See, this is why I’m glad that it’s hot enough in Tennessee to where we have the common sense to have most of our graduations indoors, away from hostile bird formations.

[BenLurkin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGBjIXMD_0s

Lots of hoopin’ and hollerin’

[New Perspective]

Those people are so useless.

[grania]

Why does college get out so early? Didn’t spring breaks just end?

[BenLurkin]

They’re happy.

[Catmom]

Too bad the birds didn’t fly in in tight formation and carpet crap the festivities.

[irishjuggler]

Reminds me of the old limerick:

A wondrous bird is a pelican
His bill can hold more than his belly can
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for a week
But I'll be damned if I know how the hell he can.

[ETL]

[The Deplorable Miss Lemon]

They really are, did you happen to notice the little feet drawn on the carpet to show the grads where they should stand when getting their diplomas?

I guess they will need OnStar to get home too.

[Cold Heart]

I remember standing in “tight formation” at morning colors and being “carpet crapped” by seagulls.

That was 53 years ago. It was pretty funny.

I didn’t get hit.

[American in Israel]

Nature itself rejects them.

[BenLurkin]

That’s where they stood to get their picture taken. With the diploma.

Kind of an L A thing, I guess. Red carpet and all that.

[Mears]

Some start early and some have shorter winter vacations.

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[American in Israel]

Carpet capping is a pelican specialty, truly a wonder of nature.

[dfwgator]

[BenLurkin]

SoCal ping

[ProtectOurFreedom]

…a group of Pelicans
…hostile bird formations

It's actually called a "Squadron of Pelicans" and for good reason.

[The Deplorable Miss Lemon]

LOL, I remember my children’s Middle School Graduations and they didn’t even do that for the kids they figured they were smart enough to know where to stand.

But if it was for a picture than I guess I can grudgingly give them the benefit of doubt and the need to get it right.

Poor birds, I hope none were harmed.

[sheana]

I deal with Pelicans and Blue Herons all the time on my dock. They really are not afraid of people and will wait til I get right up on them (and they realize I’m going to make them leave) before screaming and taking off. We have one Heron that loves to fish off my swimstep. He just totally ignores me unless I force the issue. I can be sitting in the cockpit and he’ll walk right by me on the dock to get to my swimstep.

[Calvin Locke]

Is the school on a quarterly or trimester academic calendar?