It took six weeks, dozens of hours and several hot glue burns, but here’s how Matilda Bosley’s infamous bird of the year pelican costume was built.
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All definitely in the name of journalism. And while tragically the Australian pelican has been eliminated from the competition, voting in the 2025 Australian bird of the year poll is still open until Wednesday 6am AEDT. So go have your say! It’s what the pelican would have wanted
Australian bird of the year 2025: vote now for your favourite ► https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/06/australian-bird-of-the-year-2025-vote-now
Which Australian birds are the peoples’ choice? Matilda Boseley finds out – video https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2025/oct/12/which-australian-birds-people-love-matilda-boseley-video
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