"The Pelican Chorus" is an old poem by Edward Lear — who was obviously inspired to write his deepest and most beautiful thoughts utter nonsense when he looked at these crazy-looking birds.
I apologize in advance to all readers for whom English is not their first language. It's a silly poem with made-up words that my Dad read to us when we were kids and we read to our kids. And I like it. And I like pelicans. But they really are kind of silly.
"King and Queen of the Pelicans we;
No other birds so grand we see!
None but we have feet like fins!
With lovely leathery throats and chins!
Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we!
Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican Jill!
We think so then, and we thought so still!"
The (whole) Pelican Chorus by Edward Lear is here. (I notice that Mr Lear used even more exclamation points than I usually do. Gotta' love him for that.)
All photos taken last week at Lover's Key (Florida) State Park.
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