The vultures have found themselves a dead fish on the beach. One of them is chowing down while the others stare on like hungry dogs. If they get too close, the eater lunges at them in warning and then goes back to his meal. Sometime, he will lunge out at one of them, forgetting his meal and another will sneak up behind and grab it.<P>
Pelicans are floating in the ocean with their heads down, their huge bills (beaks? gullets? noses?) down in the water. It is as if the fish just swim into their mouths because soon they will lift up making gulping actions, swallowing fish whole. They must be on a school of smaller fish.<P>
From where I sit, I can see the mouth of the river where it meets the ocean, and it is funny to watch tourists making attempts at crossing. You have to cross the river to get to the tourist beach from here, and it means either crossing at the mouth where the water rushes to meet the waves of the ocean. This means it is a little bit difficult, knocking your legs around while you attempt to walk. OR, you can go further up river and wade through the water. Most people do not choose this option, though I am not sure why. When the river isn't very deep, this is by far the best option. However, maybe they aren't aware you can do this, they think the water is deeper or they don't know where the path is on the other side.<P>
I will be crossing the river soon because my mind is on breakfast on the beach.<P>
Haha, the vulture has a little crowd of garza around him now (white sand birds), and they aren't as timid as his vulture friends. He is working to keep that food now.<P>
There are boats parked on the river, and today I am seeing them moved out from the river, through the mouth and into the ocean. I have never seen them do this before. It gets shallow at the mouth and they have to push them along.<P>
Thirteen and counting vultures... eight and counting sand birds. One dead fish.
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