Florianopolis - men, birds, and fish
March 3rd 2014 At Florianopolis I witnessed a most unusual fishing match where each team consisted of a man and a heron (see photo 1). The heron would point with his wing to where he knew the fish were, and when the fisherman looked for reassurance would nod his beak in affirmation. At this signal the fisherman would cast his circular net (see photo 2). Most of the fish caught would go into a bucket for later we
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