Anyway, IBRRC in Cordelia has received over 60 pelicans in the past week, with another 30 being sent up from Santa Barbara in the next day or two. The San Pedro facility has well over 100 pelicans. Many of the pelicans have seal bites, also. The 60 plus pelicans where I volunteer in Cordelia eat about 300 pounds of fish a day! Below are a few pictures of the pelican madness.
We have one American White Pelican - a beautiful and large bird with a deep hole in his wing. He seems to be doing well, though.
Kramer has been a fixture at IBRRC for years. Rather than go hunt like a normal Snowy Egret, he spends his life waiting to raid the food cart. He pulls off sheets placed over the buckets, and is very crafty. He is an ex-patient who just doesn't want to make it on the outs.
Feeding time! Six buckets of fish for the evening meal.
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Wow -- that is a lot of pelicans. The video was kind of like "the Birds" -- you were surrounded! They seem rather quiet and well-mannered, though -- or were they just on their best behavior because the cameras were rolling?
I am glad to finally know Kramer's name. It must be kind of fun to have him as a fixture at IBRRC. Do you see him everey Saturday?
Yes, I see Kramer every Saturday - he is a very patient bird. The pelicans looked kind of quiet because they are all sick to some degree. They also quickly learn how to figure out human intentions. If you are holding a net and fix your eyes on an individual, he freaks, even though he is in a crowd. Sometimes if you look at a pelican wrong, they will throw up the fish they just ate!
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