Their turf
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These pelicans in Newport Bay did not seem delighted that we had arrived without notice into their territory. I don’t know how I gathered the strength, but somehow I resisted cupping my hands around my mouth and screaming, “BWAK! BWAK! BWAK!” Because I am a thirteen-year-old boy.