Thanks for the great snaps as always, Ada! I’m sharing this because I realize it’s probably a really strange reaction and I’m curious if anyone else feels the same. When I see the two pictures in the body of the post, I think “Nice-looking pels!” But I find the main shot - and particularly the pel staring straight into the camera - unsettling. I think it partly reminds me of Jigsaw from the Saw movie franchise. Perhaps more so, I think there’s also an uncanny valley effect with the pel looking like a cross between an animal and machine to me. My guess is that no one else will have the same reaction as me, but let’s see

An Australian pelican named Nigel helped find Nemo.

He was a god damn Aussie legend.