With every marina we go to, I like to check out the neighborhood.  What’s happening?  Of course, there are boats galore.  Most of the boats are quietly docked, covered, and lonely.  The animal life is what I find the most entertaining.

Marina characters?  The Pelicans – again.  They are a joy to watch.  Too many for names.  They are more shy when approaching and will fly away easily.  Unless they have an upper hand, so to speak.  This guy was really giving Wayne ‘the look’ of don’t come any closer or I will plop a wet one on you!

Pelican giving us the “Eye”

A meeting is called to order every morning.  First only 3 pelicans attended….

3 Pelicans getting a good seat on a boat

Then there were 5 pelicans ….

A quorum was finally met with 8 pelicans attending the meeting.

8 pelicans having a meeting

These boat owners must be so happy to know they are the site for the Pelican Meetings every morning.  The pelicans on the pilings must be the leaders calling the meetings to order.   OR the lucky ones because they don’t have to balance on the rail with their webbed feet.  Seeing the pelicans wobble back and forth trying to gain their balance is fascinating.  With their webbed toes gripping heartily.

Whatever could they be talking about, you ask?  Well, this is a big fishing community.  Fishing boats short and tall in the above pictures.  There are fish cleaning stations throughout the marina.  I am sure, these pelicans are trying to determine when the next boat will come in and provide handouts.

Wait!!  There’s a fisherman cleaning a fish. Let’s go see what he has!!

Pelicans waiting for handouts

The fisherman was done cleaning his fish and was packing up to leave.  No sooner did he turn his back heading toward the car the pelicans turned their back on him!

Pelicans leaving

At the end of the day….

Sunset in St Augustine, FL