PELICANS AT THE PIER, St. Petersburg, Florida Jan. 24, 2011 (VIDEO)

Pelicans mill outside the Pier Bait House, waiting. The Bait House, a freestanding fishing-needs kiosk on the St. Petersburg Municipal Pier, is well-known for selling fish to folks who feed a regular group of pelicans. At $5 for five fish, feeding has become so regular that a half-dozen birds never leave that part of the pier. When it's not about to storm, tourists often walk up to within arm's length of them.