Harborside

 

Harborside

On a couple of different occasions, we decided to visit the harborside of Galveston.  Once, we went to lunch and also took a ferry ride over to the Bolivar Peninsula.  The main action seemed to be the pelicans and seagulls!

One day, when we were having lunch, a shrimp boat came in from a day fishing.  I thought it was curious that the pelicans (and some seagulls) followed the boat so intently (upper left photo).  They even sat on the stern of the boat, almost like very attentive students!  My question as to why they did this was soon answered, when the fisherman sorted through his catch, and tossed the fish he didn’t want out to the pelicans as a treat (center photo)!  Even after they got their treat, they still followed his boat as it again made it way down the harbor (upper right photo).

As we rode the ferry to Bolivar Peninsula, seagulls joined us for the entire 15-minute ferry ride.  At times, they flew lower than our perch on the ferry, and I really liked the play between the birds and them shadows they cast.  At other times, they flew even with our viewpoint – I especially liked the way the gull held wings as he flew along with us (upper right photo)!

And, finally, when we were waiting for the return trip on the ferry, I noticed the pelicans were feeding on their own, with no help from a shrimp boat!!  I watched one of them dunk his head underwater, searching for a tasty fish, and then gobbling it down!  Yum!!

Enjoy!!