2012-Jul-06 18:20 UTC
Pelicans on 4th of July
For 4th of July, decided to go hang out at Marina Del Rey and catch some
fireworks. The plan was to get there early, find a decent parking spot and
hang out until 9pm for the
fireworks.
Grabbed lunch at "The Warehouse" then parked ourselves along
Fiji Way and took some pictures of pelicans.
PHOTO COPYRIGHT © 2012 sidster.com (click to enlarge)
While hanging out and watching the pelicans, we saw a fishing ship
dock. The pelicans stormed the fishing ship "New Del Mar"
stealing whatever "chum" they could. While the crew fought
them off, either shooing them away or spraying them with water using
a water hose.
Then when we noticed some of the crew start grabbing the birds by
their wings, necks and beaks and throwing them off the ship. Their
actions seemed abusive. Notice this next picture of a younger (teenage)
crew member tossing the pelican off to the side of the ship. Notice
how the pelican's neck landed on the railing!
The "New Del Mar" vessel has a registered owner of
Del Mar Sportfishing Inc,
1140 1/2 Second ST.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
1-800-822-3625 (DOCK). The vessel's call sign is WDA8503 and its
hull number is NWP57126L500 according to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration web-site.
... sidster