It's easy enough to see what keeps visitors from walking on the supposedly public pier in Paradise Cove:

But what about the seagulls and pelicans the sign jokingly refers to?

Take a closer look and you'll see the network of fishing filament, all but invisible, that runs the length and, in places, crosses the width of the pier.

You don't need the occasional clump of bloody feathers on the pier's wood planks to realize that for sea birds seeking a place to rest, it's a potential death trap.