On Sunday, Ocean Beach got briefly hijacked by birds, as thousands of brown pelicans descended on the shoreline, dive bombing a school of fish and then packing themselves onto the closed Ocean Beach Pier. The sky filled with wheeling birds and splashes as they plunged into the water for hours, drawing big crowds and a whole lot of camera lenses. By Monday, the flock had mostly dispersed, leaving behind a pier streaked in white droppings and memories of a rare close-up look at a massive gathering of adults in bright breeding colors and hundreds of darker juvenile birds.
Beachgoers documented the whole thing in photos and videos, and photographer Jim Grant told NBC 7 San Diego he rushed over after a friend sent him footage. According to NBC 7 San Diego, a paraglider…..