Dinner Was Over

The eating osprey ordered the same thing I order at Cracker Barrel. Trout. They are good fishermen, and...based on the size of this fish...they must be pretty strong, too.

I was Blip-rich tonight. I was patiently waiting for the sunset, when a young man told me that I better wait around, because a boat was coming in to unload. Although I don't like to hang around after dark, I'm glad I did.

The boat was loaded with bait fish, red herring to be exact. The captain told me they had 50,000 pounds. With 10 fish to a pound...that's 500,000 fish. 500,000 FISH!!!!

The pelicans went berserk. While the 2 deck hands were shoveling them out of the front, the pelicans were feasting in the back. And, I mean feasting. Fish after fish went down the hatch. It was the only time I've EVER seen them quit eating. They must have ate their fill. By the time I left, there wasn't a single bird left on the boat.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124969130@N06/albums/72157665074248260 Check out just a few fish shots (it was getting pretty dark) on my Flickr page. My blip alternate was the silhouetted blue heron, ready to strike at another heron.