Well, it is what this pelican did when he was fed a fish. Walking down the Oceanside Pier today, we came across a few children feeding a pelican their father's freshly caught fish bait---smaller fish, such as mackerel, meant to be used as lure for larger fish, such as...I'm not sure...just larger.
It was not really a dance but what rather passed for one as the bird caught up a fish in its bill, then jerked his head backwards to send the fish down his gullet while tottering on his---or her---feet and flapping the wings for steadiness.
The big bird was keen on the fish and quick about retrieval, and between recalling the sign not far back on the pier about not standing too close to these pterodactyl look-alikes and trying to get a decent photo of the action, it was a bit challenging to get a fish up on the rail while looking through the lens then leap and back far enough to click a few frames of the entire scene.
Last week for this blog business...we'll try to make sure one each day goes up.
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