Pelicans

  • It was busy at the pier

    ByGreta

    The beach at Hervey Bay is a great place to walk but if it’s high tide or you’re looking for a new experience, there’s always the pier. It juts out into the Great Sandy Strait for about 850 metres to reach deep water. Finished in 1917, it was an important piece of infrastructure in times…

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    Pelicans

    ByGreta

    It’s actually pretty easy to get a half decent photo of a pelican. They’re such majestic birds, floating through the air on those massive wings, hardly bothering to flap. Or soaring on an up draft. They’re so big they don’t worry much about humans, either. In fact, returning fishermen are sought out, particularly while they’re…