A giant 6′ tall stork towering over a dwarf from the same time period on the island of Flores.
Credit: Inge van Noortwijk / John Wiley & Sons

Everybody has seen plenty of pelicans hanging around Shem Creek, but imagine running up against one 6′ tall?; apparently, that’s what lived 20,000 – 50,000 years ago.

I bet they looked like mini-dinosaurs running around to the resident dwarfs back then, nothing I’d want to run up against either!

Anyway, here’s a few pics I took at the short-notice oyster roast here on Shem Creek at Mark’s Sea Island Boat Builders yesterday; they’re even equipped with their own guardian pet pelican, minus the 6′ tall version of course.

I had to leave early to run out to John’s Island, so no telling how many people showed up, but I’m sure they all had great time, especially with the awesome oyster eating weather we had yesterday afternoon.

For generations the Philippe family has relied on these lands and waters for fish, shrimp, crabs, and oysters. Now they don’t know what they’re going to do.

Sound familiar?