Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it was a pelican to be exact. A stray pelican who innocently and unknowingly sealed its fate when it chose to feast close to shore. Will it be a disaster for recipe?
Well, I would say that it was a perfectly (very) sunny and beautiful day in Fremantle, Perth, Australia. The sun is shining, the sand is glistening, how can you not be tempted to sit on the beach on a day like this? Of course, with thoughts of sunburn and cancer running through my head, I abandon my hope of taking a dip in the water and choose to hide under my umbrella and cover ever single spot exposed with as much clothing as I could. I definitely stood out amongst all those sunbathers around me, just me and my umbrella on the beach.
I sit and entertain myself by watching the people around me but hey, someone else decided to crash the party at the beach.
Single pelican spotted!
As the pelican got closer and closer to shore, people started to notice. More people came down to take a look and to take photos. Once the pelican staked a spot on the sand, even more fans turned up to pay it homage.
A moment of solitude thinking of fish?
Obviously, the pelican couldn’t be bothered less but maybe it thought it will be less conspicuous by keeping still.
Nope, the adoring fans were still gathering aplenty.
Ok, patience have been sorely tempted, looks like the show’s over.
Indeed, a different kind of people watching for me this time round. Not too bad for my own entertainment.
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I love pelican’s but they’re so huge!!! Great photos š
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Thank you for reading! And it’s my first encounter so definitely agree that they are big! Haha..š
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Pelicans are always funny fellows. My friend went swimming with them in Florida few years ago, great pictures!
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Thanks! It’s my first encounter and yet I have been entertained without it knowing so I agree that they are funny fellows! š
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I forgot how BIG they are.
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I didn’t even realise how big they are..now I know. …š
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I saw several in Florida. I was amazed by them as well and took several photographs as well.
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Pretty big isn’t it…well, you can see that I did the same thing here…haha..š
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I also have moments of solitude, thinking about fish. š
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Haha, I usually do that when it’s about to get into my belly…š
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They are beautiful birds! Lovely images Sha..
I read in a blog post that there are pelicans in Australia steal people’s barbecue meal š I guess anything delicious they would love to try them!
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Hahaha, maybe they are too friendly in Australia, this one seemed used to people since it came to shore but it did seem focused more on finding fish the whole time though…haha…š
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Hahaha pelican watching at the beach sounds like the greatest pastime!
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Haha, yes, it allowed me a break from my usual people watching…Have not heard from you in a while, how have you been? š
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The pelican didn’t seem to scared of people, maybe he’s used to be fed from time to time š
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I love pelicans! What great captures you managed from this drop in visitor. š
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hahaha so cool!!
Pelicans are soooo cute ā¤
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There is a wonderful Australian film about a young boy and a pelican called ‘Stormboy’. Highly recommend it. š great little story! (yours!)
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