Brown Pelicans Released near Golden Gate Bridge

August 30, 2008: Young Brown Pelicans, hatched this spring in the Southern California Area, have been flying up the coast. Underweight, starving, dehydated, they have been picked up and brought to the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia, California. When they gain weight and are healthy, they are banded with USFWS bands and released. A couple of weeks ago I released seven. These five were released today at Fort Baker, near the Golden Gate Bridge. Tentative at first, they walked out of their carriers and flew to the water. The last one took his time. Happily, he found his companions, bobbing about in the water.
http://www.ibrrc.org/

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Brown
• Pelican
• release
• freedom
• nature
• wildlife
• Golden
• Gate
• Bridge
• San
• Francisco
• Bay

[CavalloPoint]

WELL DONE YOU GUYS! WELL DONE!

(badass frankly)

[Avenger7x]

cool vid, I think pelicans are neat.

[flatcapman]

I love how they fly and sit on the water like feathered boats.

[xxxXXXCH04XXXxxx]

ur mom

[zulonz]

im doing a report on these neat birds!

[OceanFilmFestival]

Another great video! keep up the good work.

from your friends at SFOFF.

[teranodon]

Marvelous. Thank you.

I miss San Francisco so much...

[AwwPoopy8D]

COOL :D