https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24596/pe-pe-pelican-attackwww.efluxmedia.com/news_Unprecedented_Collision_with_Pelican_Sends_Woman_to_Hospital_17425.htmlen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/263779?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 18 May 2008 09:27:44 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3c63f4e6-e762-4659-a731-2fa06b0dbe7cFormer MemberWe don&#39;t have pelicans here, but I&#39;ve seen birds swoop down more when I&#39;m ocean swimming at Flat Island (it&#39;s a bird sanctuary) towards the evening time, I guess to hunt for fish. I hate it though and try to avoid it if possible.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/263745?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 May 2008 13:39:26 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9ed7d991-a380-4af6-8f01-f4beb9a22353Former MemberHere is a video of a pelican attack and a little shark story <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/video/player.html?playerId=203711706&amp;categoryId=230288157&amp;lineupId=16924812&amp;titleId=18579310">dsc.discovery.com/.../player.html</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/263739?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 May 2008 08:39:42 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:0089ccae-348a-41a1-b540-325914c60f67mattson20 stitches, sheesh, poor woman! Must have been some impact to result in an ex-pelican. I wonder if there is some study out there to compare the risks of lounging in a water park (pelicans) versus riding a roller coaster (Fabio, geese).<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/263709?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 May 2008 05:14:43 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9d4c89f6-d226-4f64-b6b9-d5755ab38b1bFormer MemberI`ve often wondered about getting hit by one. Saturday I did a 2.3 mile swim from WindandSea to La Jolla Cove,..the pelicans were flying so low that their wing tips were just about touching the water,..about 8 of them passed within 1o feet of me.<div style="clear:both;"></div>