A Friendship Waiting To Happen

  Back during December, the grandlittles came to visit for a few days.  I was happy to see that they loved being on the pier as much as I do and my sweet granddaughter took to naming the critters she found.  A pair of Brown Pelicans seemed to adore her and came to beg a meal from her.  I showed her how she could toss minnows to the birds.  After that, the bait bucket thinned rapidly as she fed the two hungry birds every minnow she could catch.  These two pelicans were dubbed "Gus and Cinderella".  Well, Miss Mary Ruth needs to come up with a few more names as we seem to have gained a few youngsters to our clan of pelicans.  

  One bird in particular seems to be a good candidate as a friend for Miss Mary Ruth and Master Mark Charles.  This youngster already knows that a free meal is for the taking if he just begs a bit.  Whenever I am on the pier and throwing the net, this pelican flies around and around the pier just to see if anything will be tossed his way.  And...as teenage boys always seem to be...this guy is always hungry!  You cannot fill up this bird's belly!  As long as you toss fish, he feeds.

  Miss Mary Ruth is to be here in August so I sure hope the pelican hangs around for her visit.  She can name this one, as well!  I am sure this will be a friendship in the making.  It sure makes me happy to know that the grandlittles are being raised to love all critters and to respect nature.