Pumping Yabbies

This morning a group of us went for breakfast by the beach at Salamander Bay.

I spotted a group of men pumping yabbies to use as bait.

Today's Stteet Art - http://365project.org/onewing/topics/2014-01-22

[Boo]

haha and the gulls look like they wanted breakfast asw ell!

[Yao RL]

It is so funny, 3 gulls against 3 men!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Ha,ha ha !! agree with @yaorenliu and so funny !

[Heidi Parnell]

great shot of men at work! what are yabbies?!

[Babs]

@heidihp Thanks Heidi. Here is a youtube clip to explain what yabbies are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0wU2QFCUsg

[Babs]

@huvesaker The gulls did hang around but the men won!!

[Babs]

@yaorenliu @beryl It wasn't really a fair contest though, the gulls didn't stand a chance.

[Ginny]

I'd never heard of yabbles before either! Great word and great shot!

[Molly]

A great candid shot - well captured!

[Ian Watts]

What an interesting shot - I didn't know what yabbies were, but have just watched the video - they look like some form of shrimp - I presume they are edible in their own right?

[Scott]

Love it... and learning about Yabbies is a plus!

[Pat Knowles]

A beautifully soft sea scape..........I had heard the word yabbies but now much more informed!! Something about a group like this on the beach......holiday feelings!

[sally agnew]

Love the opportunistic gulls, lovely candid image :-)

[Paul "Snapchap" Everest]

Wonderful image. I like the fact that the fellas are all heading in one direction and the gulls are going the opposite way.

[Babs]

@ginnykoppenhol Thanks Ginny. We learn so much on 365 don't we.

[Babs]

@dolphin Thanks Molly, I spotted these chaps as we were having breakfast at the reserve by the beach.

[Babs]

@iwatts Thanks Ian. Yes you can eat them. I think they are a kind of crayfish, lobster family. You can cook them on the barbie.

[Babs]

@sbolden Thanks Scott. That is one thing I love about 365, not only the photography, we learn so much about other countries too.

[Babs]

@happypat Thanks Pat. I think it is one long holiday here. Good to be retired. There were a group of about 30 of us at the reserve by the beach having a breakfast outing when I spotted these chaps pumping yabbies.

[Babs]

@hermann Thanks Sally. The gulls came second in this race though.

[Debbie]

great shot Babs and you are educating the northern hemisphere as well!

[Pat Knowles]

@onewing Retirement takes up a lot of time I find Babs!!

[Angela Tavan]

great shot! love how you've got three men and three gulls!

[Siw Aina Stromoy]

Nice capture

[Babs]

@steampowered the gulls here try to look disinterested. Mind you most of them are, they are so well fed here I am surprised they can fly.

[Lee]

The guy with the bucket has the best job. good shot of them Babs.

[Babs]

@gamelee They did take it in turns to do the pumping. They were for a while before they sailed off in their tinny.

[Gena Pegg]

Punching Yabbies? How interesting!! We go clamming in a similar fashion (with a clam "gun')....they dig down so quickly into the sand. Are they like clams?? What a great shot!! And I like @steampowered observation...

[Babs]

@eyesmile They are pumping yabbies, not punching them. If you check out the youtube clip which I attached to Heidi's reply you will see that it is a pump that they use.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0wU2QFCUsg
Yabbies are sort of like crayfish.

[Bec Peterson]

OMG I haven't done that for YEARS!!!

[Babs]

@bec2702 Good that this pic brought back memories.

[Paula W]

Well I now have a new word to add to my vocabulary although I'm not sure how often I'll be able to slip it into conversation! Great candid shot Babs, love the gulls.

[Marnie]

Lovely shot Babs, I haven't seen a pump like this for years. I last used one back in the last Ice Age for getting bait sand worms when I was a kid.

[Raye]

Another 365 lesson for which I am grateful! Great shot, cool composition!

[Babs]

@paulaw You will have to bring it into the conversation with an Australian accent. "I've got a mate in Oz where they collect yabbies with what looks like a huge bicycle pump". There you are for starters.

[Babs]

@golftragic Thanks Marnie. Good to hear that it brought back memories. Thanks for dropping by and welcome to 365.

[Babs]

@sunraye Thanks Raye. I never knew what yabbies were either until I came to Australia.

[Laurie F]

fantastic shot