Good Signs off the Beach
Okay, a couple walks on the beach but, who can resist the mid 70s and sunshine -- besides the chicken in the crockpot will get done sometime soon. I had walked down the beach again after the morning walk and hoped to drop in at Ocean Annies for a drink and to check out the place -- closed for the winter.
Well, I doubled back and decided to drop in at the local place on the pier (Groupers) to see what it is like and had a few Yuengling drafts in memory of the "outlaws" gathering to my south at Hilton Head (no idea who all would be there and since my phone is still just showing a cloudy picture no way to be confirmed). On the way back up the beach, I thought I had seen something off the south end of the fishing pier but, had ventured it might just be a pelican floating on the waves of the high tide rolling in. Turned out to be actually what I had been looking for on numerous trips to the pier and beach -- some porpoises swimming and feeding on something in the water. Refreshing sight and after a few refreshing Yuenglings, I went out to the end of the pier to see them more closely -- they were within yards of the pier and there were two or three schools or pods (whatever they are called).
While out enjoying the sight of the mammals I had been hoping to see, two women fishing on the end of the pier were trying to bring something in on one of their lines -- one had a landing net in the water and the other was guiding the catch to the landing net. It turned out to be a Cormorant that had gotten tangled up in one of their lines -- luckily not hooked, just tangled. When they landed the poor flailing fowl, I assisted in trying to hold the poor bird by its wings and body while they unravelled the line from its body and wings. It pecked my hand once or twice during the operation but, it was soon back on its way over the waters -- landed and was back into diving for more small fish within minutes. No blood drawn.
Now entertaining some thoughts of driving a couple hours on Thanksgiving to join my cousin Janet and her husband Joe for turkey day -- along with lots of her family.
Well, I doubled back and decided to drop in at the local place on the pier (Groupers) to see what it is like and had a few Yuengling drafts in memory of the "outlaws" gathering to my south at Hilton Head (no idea who all would be there and since my phone is still just showing a cloudy picture no way to be confirmed). On the way back up the beach, I thought I had seen something off the south end of the fishing pier but, had ventured it might just be a pelican floating on the waves of the high tide rolling in. Turned out to be actually what I had been looking for on numerous trips to the pier and beach -- some porpoises swimming and feeding on something in the water. Refreshing sight and after a few refreshing Yuenglings, I went out to the end of the pier to see them more closely -- they were within yards of the pier and there were two or three schools or pods (whatever they are called).
While out enjoying the sight of the mammals I had been hoping to see, two women fishing on the end of the pier were trying to bring something in on one of their lines -- one had a landing net in the water and the other was guiding the catch to the landing net. It turned out to be a Cormorant that had gotten tangled up in one of their lines -- luckily not hooked, just tangled. When they landed the poor flailing fowl, I assisted in trying to hold the poor bird by its wings and body while they unravelled the line from its body and wings. It pecked my hand once or twice during the operation but, it was soon back on its way over the waters -- landed and was back into diving for more small fish within minutes. No blood drawn.
Now entertaining some thoughts of driving a couple hours on Thanksgiving to join my cousin Janet and her husband Joe for turkey day -- along with lots of her family.
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