Reverend Steve Jackson was recently vacationing on my favorite island, Anna Maria, when he was given the opportunity to help out a pelican in distress. Most people would have just kept minding their own business, especially if they were here on vacation, but Reverend Jackson stepped right up. Read Jackson’s account of his pelican rescue […]
By David McRee of BlogTheBeach.com These pelicans on Siesta Key were having a hard time eating the fish they caught. As soon as they caught a fish, a gull would land on their head and try to make them drop it. I guess the pelicans are used to this because they seemed not to be […]
Now that I’ve spent an afternoon with the bird rescue squad, I am much more focused on pelicans. I note whether they are adults or juveniles, whether they are feeding or resting, how many there are, which direction they are flying, and whether any of them show any signs of injury. Pelicans are really quite […]
Last week I blogged about a seabird rescue operation at the Skyway Pier. Just thought I’d update you on the condition of the injured pelican pictured in that blog post with a rather large hook in its mouth. The video below is what I shot right after we captured the pelican. The bird rescue volunteers […]
