MY NEW FRIEND, THE PELICAN

We went fishing on Dania Pier the other day.

The pier is a little north of Miami, in a neighborhood that's not necessarily the fanciest place you'll ever visit.
I'm not sure what the pier was originally used for, as it is surrounded by coral, which makes it unreachable for boats. But the coral attracts fish, pompano and...uh...some fish with yellow fins, and some other fish that I don't know. Hence, people go out there to literally catch their lunch. It can get a little America's Most Wanted at times. But when we were there, it was alright.

These are not worm-eating fish you catch, either; bait includes live shrimp, squid parts, and sand fleas--which are actually crabs, and you have to push the hook through the shell. So gross. The lady next to us, fishing with her husband and daughter, had to put the bait on our hooks for us. I couldn't even get it out of the bag.

Needless to say, we caught absolutely nothing. But we did make friends with this pelican. Another pelican unfortunately gobbled up a bait fish, attached to a fishing line, and had to be laid out on the pier and doctored up. The delicate care the fishermen took with the poor pelican was encouraging, at least.

I look forward to going back, and actually catching a fish or something. Whatever I catch, I'll just give to whoever puts the bait on my hook.

(P.S. This post was made by Flickr. How cool is the whole Flickr thing? Loves.)

Comments

[shoshi]

me love you long time.

[Christian]

I live in FL so I can attest that pelicans are unusually friendly. They usually figure they will get a handout. I hope they were able to save that other pelican!

[erik]

that pelican is sporting some nice bling.

[jace]

i know ur a cat person, but i think this dude takes it to a whole new pyscho level.

http://www.stuffonmycat.com/

[Corey]

Great shot!! I adore flickr!!!!