Whilst the Pelicans at Tangalooma on Moreton Island are wild, in season, the resort wardens do feed them twice a day if they land. This means that they are reasonably comfortable with quiet, sensitive humans, allowing them to approach to within a few metres.
However, the average excitable tourists who rush at these magnificent creatures with flailing iPhones, shrieking at the top of their voices, are usually disappointed when the birds fly off.
Here are a few goofy photos from our trip yesterday, along with some USA military hardware berthed in the Brisbane River from a previous trip.
Cheers
Dennis