"katy" wrote in message
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ladysailor wrote:
Just after Christmas we were at anchor in Tenacatita bay, commonly
known as "The Aquarium" because of all the great rocks to the west of
the bay where the fish flourish. The Mexican locals love to vacation
on this stretch of beach and it was a treat to intermingle with them
and watch them play on the playa.

What they (the locals) didn't know was that about a hundred pelicans
had figured out that this year the aquarium was bursting with life
under the water. We spent days sitting under the palapas watching the
families playing in the water fighting off the pelicans who were
trying to catch their dinner. The pelicans were dive bombing into the
water everywhere, inches away from people who were just trying to cool
off. We heard a lot of screams and men trying to drive them off but
the pelicans never hurt anyone and never went away.

What a show.

Barb
s/v Arabella
www.sailinglinks.com



On Feb 5, 8:41 am, "sailirc" wrote:
At the marina a man finished cleaning his fish , he was feeding all the
birds. Then he took his clean fish and
put it in his ice chest or cooler or what ever he had and started
swatting
at birds. I was lmao watching the birds
just flood his boat.

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NH_/)_www.sailirc.net



I remember standing on the pier at St. Pete FL one day and there was a
flock of pelicans...maybe about 30 of them, just hanfig out. Being a bird
type of person, I walked over to have a chat (those who know me will tell
you that I do indeed talk to birds)..thisfisherman started yelling at me
that they were dangerous and that I would get hurt. pfffttt..they sidled
up to me and made their squaky noises...they weren't averse to me petting
them, either...I didn't have anything to feed them and probably wouildn't
have because it was a fishing area and getting fisher people angry is not
a good thing...when I walked away, they followed for a bit and then
decided since I wasn't good for food they'd go back and harass the guy
that thought they were dangerous...


I too talk to birds. Each morning and evening I put 6 quarts of Milo,
millet, and/or black oil sunflower seeds in the street (cul ds sac), where
my cat cannot sneak up on them. I just sit and watch them and talk to them.
Over the years, I have learned that when my cat does bring one in through
her door and let it loose in the house, the way to catch it unharmed is to
put the cat out, talk soothingly to the bird until it relaxes, then just
pick it up, take it outside, and open my hand. I have one white wing dove,
slightly injured by my cat, that will come and sit very close to me.

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jlrogers±³©