Feeding the Pelicans - Blanchetown Murray River S.A.

[@glenbaker4024]

Percival certainly enjoyed your company.

[@captainfrank01]

Yes Glen, although the original Percival lives about 400km up river, so these two may have been cousins 😁

[@robwaterfiled6168]

we had a great session in front of paisley caravan park, the resident pelican was rather insistant we give him our fish, so much so we had to fend him off until we got the hook out lol, was fun feeding him by hand

[@captainfrank01]

We were about the same distance the other side of the bridge - I have seen pelicans act like this before, usually after a big breeding year when competition is high for food. Unfortunately what tends to follow is quite a few dead birds as the weaker ones cannot get enough food. You're game hand feeding, they have a nasty hook on the tip of the beak that can do some damage.

[@dougpetty6854]

Nice days fishing Frank on a lovely sunny day for a change, the fish weren’t that big ( I did get FOV and SOV though) 😂 and once again we had a good LARF!!! Bugger, I meant to mention that HUGE birthday you’ve got coming up later this month... will have to be a big cake to take all those candles 🎂 perhaps call the fire service to stand by too 🤣

[@captainfrank01]

😁 OK, yes you did. Quiet about other thing that's coming up, it's supposed to be a secret ....

[@dougpetty6854]

🥺

[@stringbean1010]

I just knew Doug was gearing up for something funny at the 19min mark rushing to put his beanie on. Shame about the muddy microphone as it dampened the video quality. You have a lot of equipment out from, nets, rod bags, electronic rod holders etc. Would love a video one day on all your preparations and equipment if you can be bothered??

[@captainfrank01]

Yes, original GoPro audio (especially when in a housing) is pretty ordinary. I have tasked Doug with reminding me if I forget to plug in the external mic, which is just so easy to forget in the excitement of getting a line in the water. Given the Crows performance this season they need all the support they can get, Doug's been threatening to do that for a while. Maybe I should have just edited it out ..... That's not a bad idea about doing a video about the gear - I will put it to him and see if he's prepared to give away a few trade secrets 😎 He's such a shrinking violet he might just be too bashful 😂 or not.

[@dougpetty6854]

I am shy Frank 😌

[@captainfrank01]

@@dougpetty6854 😄 Really? Don't force me to tell the story about you on the bus Doug ....

[@dougpetty6854]

Shuuuuuuush🤫