Where did these birds come from – spotted in St James’ park

31 comments

1. They live there.

2. They’re pelicans. And they came from Russia originally (although that was many years ago!). 😊

   https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/st-jamess-park/pelicans-st-jamess-park

3. Russia. Literally Russia. Russian ambassador gifted some to King Charles 2nd all those years back, and Kingy declared they have free roam around the city.

4. FSB agents.

5. The search for Kate transcends species.

6. It’s funny that they only really ever stay around the palace. I’ve never seen them anywhere except st James Park or Green Park

7. A wonderful bird is the pelican,

   its beak can hold more than its belly can.

8. Alcatraz means pelican.

9. Eggs

10. Well when a mummy bird and a daddy bird love eachother very much..

11. Saw one crossing the road earlier…

12. Been seen eating a pigeon.

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    Usually smart enough not to stand by the No Feeding sign.

13. Seen them eating pidgins in the park

14. Eggs

15. From the pelican crossing

16. That’s me and the boys can you take this down please, privacy issues

17. Wait till you see them wolfing down the ducklings. It’s fairly traumatic

18. My guess would be eggs originally.

19. I’m gonna make a wild guess and say eggs

20. They live there after being gifted and they just never leave. Not ever seen them out like this before though

21. Well… when a mommy pelican and a daddy pelican love each other VERY much…

22. There’s a video of a pelican eating a pigeon at St James’s park in front of a lot of tourists, I’m sure you can find it easily if you’re curious.

23. It’s an old tale that if they ever leave St James Park then the English crown will fall!

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24. they got there on the Peckadilly Line to Green Park..

25. They ain’t birds. They are secret service.

26. I saw them at 6am once on my way back to the coach station after a night out, was so confused and amazed i stuck around and lost my mates and missed the coach lol

27. Did they use the pelican crossings?

28. o, the pelican. so smoothly doth he crest. A wind god!

29. Unless they are the answer to the old riddle, eggs

30. Eggs. The birds hatched from eggs.

31. Russia…during the reign of Queen Victoria I believe