Monday, March 9, 2009

Deep Sea Dining

These signs are all over the rivers since Manatees are evidently too slow to lumber out of the way of speeding boaters. The gentle giants are just as popular as dolphins but more difficult to see and not as curious. Also, they are vegetarians (who said lettuce wasn't fattening?) so you don't see them playing cat-and-mouse with the fishes.

The sandpiper is shy and strictly business, striding along the beach looking for a tasty morsel. These birds do not steal your lunch and never never beg like those rowdy sea gulls.

The ospreys are nesting this time of the year - and very vocal. You don't want to get in their way when they're fishing because they fish with their feet. You should see the look of surprise on the face of the fish as it finds itself suddenly flying through the air clasped in those sharp talons.

The pelican, on the other hand, fishes with his beak. What big feet he has.


Oh, the best place to find mussels is at a restaurant because the sea gulls usually get them first at the beach.




2 comments:

Juli said...

I'm hoping to see a manatee, a pelican and a sandpiper. Who was eating mussels at the restaurant?

From AA to NZ said...

The DH that time because of the chorizo. I love them with a little less zing.