Pelicans

Our first encounter with a pelican in The Entrance was when we were having lunch at a cafe. A pelican wandered around the strip of shops in front of the marina, stopping at the cafe. I imagine the shop owner feed the pelican from time to time, otherwise he wouldn't be so insistent in going in. Lara had never seen a pelican this close before therefore was very excited. Even though the food was very average, the pelican and the surrendings made this a nice experience.



We checked into our apartment then walked back to watch the pelican feeding at 3.30pm. It was quite busy considering it was a weekday. Most of the pelicans were waiting in the water and only came up to the feeding platform when their food (raw fish) was there. The same cheeky pelican we saw ealier (I think) was the only one who followed the man with the box of fish around. The feeding lasted maybe 20 minutes. Sam fell asleep in the pram and missed the whole thing. Lara grew a little bored towards the end. The pelicans were not as fascinating to us after three days of looking at them. The marina was full of pelicans and sea gulls at dusk, the noises they made were deafening.