Comments on: Is it a pelican or a pterodactyl? http://www.abbottfamilyblog.com/2007/08/04/is-it-a-pelican-or-a-pterodactyl A weekly reality web series centered around one musical, unusual, close-knit family, and their varied and humorous adventures. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:12:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Carl http://www.abbottfamilyblog.com/2007/08/04/is-it-a-pelican-or-a-pterodactyl/comment-page-1#comment-71 Carl Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:56:07 +0000 http://www.abbottfamilyblog.com/2007/08/04/is-it-a-pelican-or-a-pterodactyl#comment-71 I did see Jurassic Park but don't recall that. But, I was struck by how duck like (we have ducks) they depicted the dinosaurs. Made it all much more realistic feeling, especially given the science of birds evolving from dinos. I did see Jurassic Park but don’t recall that. But, I was struck by how duck like (we have ducks) they depicted the dinosaurs. Made it all much more realistic feeling, especially given the science of birds evolving from dinos.

]]> By: unclebob http://www.abbottfamilyblog.com/2007/08/04/is-it-a-pelican-or-a-pterodactyl/comment-page-1#comment-51 unclebob Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:54:27 +0000 http://www.abbottfamilyblog.com/2007/08/04/is-it-a-pelican-or-a-pterodactyl#comment-51 I love the pelican, I always root for the underdog. When I go to the coast I watch seabirds dive in the water for fish. They look so graceful and aerodynamic as they slip into the water with hardly a splash. Then along come the lumbering pelican and with a plop he falls into the water. It would be wrong to call it a dive, more like a controlled crash, but hey, it works for him because he usually comes up with the fish. Now when the humble pelican 'lands' in the water, that is a different matter. He spreads those huge wings and glides down to a near picture perfect landing. As far as being a pterodactyl, did you ever see the end of Jurassic Park ? they show pelicans flying bob I love the pelican, I always root for the underdog. When I go to the coast I watch seabirds dive in the water for fish. They look so graceful and aerodynamic as they slip into the water with hardly a splash. Then along come the lumbering pelican and with a plop he falls into the water. It would be wrong to call it a dive, more like a controlled crash, but hey, it works for him because he usually comes up with the fish.

Now when the humble pelican ‘lands’ in the water, that is a different matter. He spreads those huge wings and glides down to a near picture perfect landing.

As far as being a pterodactyl, did you ever see the end of Jurassic Park ? they show pelicans flying

bob

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