birds

Caring for our wildlife right here on Bolivar
By Georgia Osten

Robert and his friend 'Dinner'

We met an amazing character today! After lunch at La Playita, Tom and I drove down to the North Jetty. We spotted a huge brown pelican standing by the bait camp there at the Jetty. I’m a pelican fan, so I couldn’t resist. As we stopped the car and just stared at it, a fellow came out of the bait camp and said, “Oh, you’ve spotted our guard dog.” We both got out of the car then, and the guy asked, “Want to know her name? ‘Dinner’.”

It was the most amazing thing! Robert Hudson, a contractor-in-search-of-a-job, found this pelican back in August. Her wing was severely damaged by fishing line, almost to the point of severing the wing – she was pretty crippled. Robert began by removing the string and caring for the wounds. Dinner is his pet now; she doesn’t allow anyone else to get too close.

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