Key West Brown Pelicans
The large birds are immature brown pelicans the smaller birds are
gulls.
By the way, these are juvenile brown pelicans. I will show you
the difference later.
Joyce
took this picture behind a fish market on Stock
Island which is a small "working" island near
Key West.
Brown Pelican
This is a juvenile brown pelican that has not yet obtained the
bright colors of the adults.
Adult brown pelican showing off winter plumage in Key West.
Huge
Tarpon and brown pelicans at "cleaning
table" in Key West
These large tarpon
and brown pelicans are waiting patiently for the scraps thrown to
them from the fish cleaning process. This picture was taken from
behind the 1/2 day bottom fishing boat Tortuga IV located at Conch
Harbor Marina in Key West. Conch Harbor Marina is located behind
Dantes if you are interested.
Brown
Pelicans gathered behind a "cleaning
table" in Key West
We watched this spectacle several times while in Key West this
winter. It is a regular event that takes place every time the Tortuga
IV party boat comes to the dock after a 1/2 day fishing trip. They
always have fish and the deck hands clean everyone's fish. The heads,
backbones, entrails, skin and other parts not destined for the frying
pan are flipped to the waiting birds and tarpon waiting under these
pelicans. The Tortuga IV fishing boat docks behind Dantes.
We were watching this show shortly after noon one afternoon.
When the fish are cleaned and the morning customers scatter to
the wind they load another group on the Tortuga IV for an afternoon
trip so you can also watch this same event take place when the afternoon
trip gets back to the dock around 5PM.
Until next time remember how good life is.
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