Scare tactics
I believe the brown pelican is an animal that is both beautiful and funny looking.
In this photo however, the pelican looks almost scary, like coming straight out of a Medieval cloak and dagger story.
I found a group (a colony?) of brown pelicans hanging around a small Marina on Islamorada island, South Florida.
The main character here is scaring off this smaller bird occupying his preferred resting spot. Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time!