Why Pelicans Love Fishermen
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Museums and Tours – Mallacoota
Museums and tours are never a waste of money and sometimes, small out of the way museums have a better handle on curation than the big ones. The subject matter just grabs you and sucks you into a topic you … Continue reading Museums and Tours – Mallacoota
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Mallacoota, it’s inspirational
A friend of Henry Lawson, writer E.J. Brady was so impressed with the little town of Mallacoota that he built a house on Captain Stevenson’s Point and set up a writer’s camp there, it would be hard to find a more inspiring location. Continue reading Mallacoota, it’s inspirational
RAAF Bunker Museum
The RAAF Bunker Museum at Mallacoota was built in World War 2 for radio surveillance of shipping in Bass Strait, this underground bunker played a pivotal role in assisting maritime convoys to negotiate the strait. Prior to this base being … Continue reading RAAF Bunker Museum
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A Wise Old Bird is the Pelican
His beak can hold more than his belly can. We were in Mallacoota in Victoria and there had been quite a bit of rain. Once the weather cleared we wandered around the boat ramp watching the commercial abalone boats returning with their catch and amateur fishermen cleaning theirs. The family of pelicans that live on the sandbank opposite the boat ramp, took flight and skimmed in to the pier to get their fill of the leftovers. It was easy to spot the birds that were successful enough to get a fresh feed as the blood dribbled down their huge bills. Continue reading A Wise Old Bird is the Pelican
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