pan·han·dle 1 (păn′hăn′dl)
verb.
To approach strangers and beg for money or food.
verb.
To approach strangers and beg for money or food.
The fisherman has a small fish caught on the end of his line. He's removing the hook from it, while the 'stranger' approaches....
The stranger's begging gets notice, and the fisherman talks to him as he tosses the food port side....
...the stranger is ever so grateful, bowing, giving thanks to the fisherman's generosity, as he moves on to the next sucker....fisherman in line.
Many animals, especially birds, are good at knowing where to get a free meal! What great images and a fun story!
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Glad you enjoyed it Betty
Deletethe Pelican Stranger, oh my. you know how much i love these big ugly birds. so much fun, i could have pulled up a chair or bench and watched all day
ReplyDeleteI love watchin' 'em too.
DeletePelican Panhandler sounds a better title for the book if we wrote one
ReplyDeleteLol. I thought of The Pelican Capers.
DeleteCute story and pictures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruth.
DeleteOh, I love this post, Anni. You tell the story of this panhandler very well. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love watching pelicans, so this story came easy.
DeleteWho could resist that plea? Loved the shots and the story.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
Deletethanks for catching the Mel Gibson mistake. i changed it.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite movies.☺
DeleteSO SO sweet! I love this fisherman!!
ReplyDeleteI liked the way he talked to the pelican too.
Delete(The firsherman in the first part of the story) started out small but ended up with a true and caring fisherman's heart. This was enjoyable interaction.
ReplyDeleteIt was a 'feel good' sequence of events.
DeleteI love this!
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DeleteGreat story!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rose.
DeleteWhat a fun thing to watch play out. Glad you were there to capture the moment
ReplyDeleteIt was comical.
DeleteWhen I was crabbing there were seals and pelican who was panhandling.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
We have no seals here.
DeleteHello, great series on the pelican! Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week ahead!
ReplyDeleteLiving in Florida I've seen this dance countless times. I love pelicans.
ReplyDeleteThe poaching pelican. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteI love your captioning. That's so funny!!
ReplyDeleteThese birds have mastered the art of panhandling.
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words