On Feb 5, 6:13 pm, katy wrote:
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...- Hide quoted text -

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"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.

--
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...


http://www.sailnow.photosite.com/baj..._the_bird.html

and

http://www.sailnow.photosite.com/baj.../busy_day.html


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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

On Feb 5, 6:13 pm, katy wrote:
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...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Try again.....

We love the pelicans. They are smart birds and beautiful to watch in
the air, especially when they are cruising the water just inches
above.

Barb
s/v Arabella
www.sailinglinks.com

"katy" wrote
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 never saw a pelican eat anything but fish and shrimp. Yes, they do dive
down and eat shrimp. too. Pelicans don't bite. But please don't try to get next
to one of those big white herons with the sharp pointy beaks. They'll stab
you with them. They can kill little dogs...

Cheers,
Ellen

"katy" wrote in message
...
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.

--
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©

jlrogers±³© wrote:

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.

It's going to be very duffucult this spring back at my house in Michigan
where my barn swallows have used out house and garage for over 20 years
as the major nesting ground in the area. I told the tenant that they
will roost in the farage and explained that if he wanted to be free of
mosquitos, he'd put up with them (ponds on the properties to either side
of us...untreated)...he didn't seem to be to thrilled with that...I hope
they will go nest in the eaves of the barn instead or in the
overhangs..when the population has grown (the babies all come back...I
have 2 females that for the past 5 years feek no fear about flying into
the laundry room when I leave the farage door open and sitting and
churping at me while I do laundry)...I'm still trying to get used to the
new birds down here..they have a non-feed rule here at Gestapo APts. and
you can't put feeders on your sills or patios. And if someone sees you
feeding the geese or gulls over at the man amde lake, watch out! There's
a big crane that sits on the dock over there. too. I have had one
conversation with him..he seems quite content to sit and listen. Alas,
though, there are no swans. I have a special thing for them.

"katy" wrote in message
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There's
a big crane that sits on the dock over there. too. I have
had one
conversation with him..he seems quite content to sit and
listen.

There's a crane at our marina ,too.
It's used to lift boats in/out of the water.
I've never talked to it, though.

Scotty