Because this is a science blog, here's some quick science-y stuff about the birds, via the San Diego Zoo: • Dalmatian pelicans are "one of the rarest pelican species in the world." In the world!

This pink-backed pelican chick will grow into its looks. Credit: Birdland Park and Gardens A pink-backed pelican chick has hatched at Birdland Park and Gardens in Gloucestershire for the first ...

“Even my wife told me she thought the photo was ugly and that I had submitted much ... fish and the veined beak and beady eye of the pelican. It’s definitely not beautiful.