A wondrous bird is the Pelican.....
It's bill can hold more than it's belly can.....

G'day Doug - hadn't seen you on here for a while, thought you must have
fallen off the edge of the earth or something. That story about the pelican
and the bloke getting taken to court is bloody ridiculous, but pretty
typical of the crap that goes on around here now. I don't know if you are
familiar with the Bunya Mountains, just north of Dalby. For years now,
people have fed the crimson rosellas and king parrots. Hundreds of parrots
come in to the delight of the public. It has been happening for years (for
as long as I can remember going there, and it must be at least 30 years
since the first time I went up there).
Anyway, last time I went up there, it seemed different. The first thing I
noticed was that sitting down eating a pie, and rosellas were stealing my
food as I ate it - that never used to happen. Then I saw why. Political
correct bullshit has crept in there now. Instead of the bird feeding being a
case of pay 20c for a packet of seed, stand out in the open and have a bunch
of birds land on your arms, head etc, it is now a very sterile environment.
You must feed the birds within the designated bird feeding area, and at the
designated bird feeding times. No more than (10 from memory) people can be
feeding the birds at any one time. You must now use the designated bird seed
holder - a special stainless steel tray for the specially designated seed.
You are not permitted to let the birds land on your arm or head, and if they
do, you must refrain from feeding them until they move to the designated
container. Failure to observe the strict rules, will result in your removal
from the designated bird feeding area. There is a limit on the number of
birds that can be fed at any one time too, and if the number exceeds the
allowable limit, all feeding must stop until the bird numbers drop down to
the allowable numbers. If by chance a bird other than a crimson rosella or
king parrot comes in (you'll get the occasional sparrow or finch), you are
not permitted to let them have any of the seed.  Where it was once a case of
buy your 20c packet of seed and enjoyed yourself, it is now pay $5 for a 10
minute "bird feeding experience". The cafe holds a "provisional interaction
with wildlife" permit, which they had to pay a fortune for, and may lose it
if they are found breaking the rules. Absolute bureaucratic bullshit gone
mad.
I should have seen this crap coming, a few years ago I was up there, and a
rent-a-cop ranger threatened me with a fine for feeding the birds in the
national park. I took literally 2 steps, so that I was off the national park
(like the other 20 odd bird feeders), and that was permissible.
Welcome to QLD, where if the Government can work out a way to charge you for
breathing, they will do it.