4836 x 3372 px | 40,9 x 28,5 cm | 16,1 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
22. Mai 2011
Ort:
Mykonos Cyclades Greece
Weitere Informationen:
Petros was a Great White Pelican, who was the official mascot of the Greek island of Mykonos. In 1958 a wounded pelican was found off the coast of Mykonos shore by a local fisherman. The pelican was nursed to health and remained on the island supported by locals. It soon adopted the name “Petros”, as a joke between the locals, as "petro" in Greek means rock, stone but metaphorically Old and Grumpy[. To great disappointment by locals and tourists alike, Petros was hit by a car on 2 December 1985 and failed to recover. Subsequently, three new pelicans reside around the main town of Mykonos. One, honorifically, was given the name Petros and can still be seen around the town
