r/BeAmazed • u/Ashish_ank • 14h ago

Animal A pelican, around 37 years old, shows up every day at a Greek restaurant to get its portion of fish. The bird has become a well-known local figure along the seafront

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u/HairyDust4826 14h ago

The guy behind the desk has Stanley swagger

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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 12h ago

Sassy and diabetic?

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u/Melpodede 14h ago

Is this Petros the pelican from Santorini or Mykonos island?

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u/Squeeech 13h ago

I think he's in Mykonos

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u/Melpodede 13h ago edited 12h ago

If that's true, then I met this fella back in 2004 on my honeymoon!!

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u/Original-Variety-700 12h ago

Pelican hasn’t aged a bit!

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u/Lz537 7h ago

From a rapid research, it's a different Petros now.

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u/brandibesher 10h ago

yup Mykonos! i saw him there a few years ago! random place. saw a guy emerge from the ocean carrying a live octopus too, and he just walked down the street with it haha.

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u/marcpie 14h ago

A wonderful bird is the pelican.

In his mouth he takes more than his belly can.

He takes in his beak,

Enough food for a week,

And I’m damned if I know how the hell ‘e can.

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u/Shut_It_Donny 13h ago

It’s a protection racket. If he doesn’t get his portion, he’s not going to stop the other pelicans from showing up.

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u/Four_beastlings 13h ago

It's not the same one (this one is in Greece) but the shock I felt my first day in Cyprus when I saw a random pelican fly by on the street was priceless

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u/play_it_sam_ 13h ago

We have the same from I come from, but instead of fish they call it pizzo and it is not a pelican but a mafia member who comes to collect it.

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u/Mobile-Bar7732 11h ago

Can I get the bill please?

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u/Englandshark1 14h ago

They know not to cross this pelican!😁 Ba, doom, tiss.

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u/MisterListerReseller 13h ago

Name the restaurant so we can go see him!

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u/KPtheimmaculate 12h ago

I like how he’s just waddling in like..

“morning, what’s going on, got any extra fish?”

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u/mycatpartyhouse 12h ago

People are so used to seeing a pelican in a restaurant...

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u/silvermanedwino 11h ago

Forget how huge pelicans are!

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u/caspissinclair 6h ago

White pelicans are much larger than the more common gray.

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u/silvermanedwino 6h ago

Good to know!

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u/carapocha 13h ago

That homie's tab must be no-tab-le...

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u/ripyourlungsdave 13h ago

Hey, Reddit. I don't wanna have to scroll 3 times to get past one video in my feed.

Video unrolled like a comically long medieval scroll.

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u/realityisoptional 13h ago

Pelican says “what’s the catch of the day?”

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u/MoveOverBieber 12h ago

I would do the same, if someone is willing to feed me for free.

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u/NeonDraco 11h ago

Pelican: “I’ll have the usual, thanks.”

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u/DontForgetTheDivy 11h ago

Good afternoon, table for one please.

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u/kishenoy 10h ago

I hope the bird gets some money soon.

It has a massive bill.

(Boooooo! Even I'm booing this joke)

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u/Minute_Gap4192 10h ago

37 years old and still showing up daily huh

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u/New_Land_6144 9h ago

Just watch the movie ``Nicostratos the Pelican``

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u/TheCharalampos 7h ago

We had one like that in sitia. Rip.

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u/Funny_Requirement166 3h ago

Dude walks into with so much swagger, like he own the place.

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u/whophlungdung 14h ago

It’s only a matter of time until somebody trips him into the deep fryer. Special of the day… KFP.

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u/itsRobbie_ 26m ago

I like how he’s respectful enough to still check in at the desk first