Battle of the Swiftest

 Launch your boat from Sandsprit Park into the Manatee Pocket and you find yourself in the stunning waterways of Port Salerno.

This small community was originally the hub for the South Florida commercial fishing industry. Now a working waterfront and fishing fleet provides fresh seafood to local restaurants and markets. 

Port Salerno also welcomes “captains of industry” from around the world, who come to the area every year for world-class sport fishing tournaments that are based out of marinas and parks located on the Manatee Pocket.

With all this fishing going on, year long, Port Salerno has an abudance of pelicans hanging around. 

After all, which pelican doesn't want the fresh catch of the day thrown at them for free?

At the sign of the first boat returning to land with their catch, the pelicans fly in, taking their position in front of the cleaning stations.

And then the show begins.

As the fishermen clean and filet the fish.......

 

They throw the waste into the water.

That's when the battle of the swiftest commences.

 

There's always one pelican that after several attempts to "catch a fish" decides the activity to be too difficult, hence leaves the "playground". 

 

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