Speaking of communing with pelicans

Exactly!
And since you knew, here’s a bonus Ogden Nash

A crusader's wife slipped from the garrison,
And had an affair with a Saracen;
She was not over-sexed,
Or jealous or vexed,
She just wanted to make a comparison.

In case you want to know more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden_Nash