Post by luvmybirds144 on Jan 20, 2008 13:33:44 GMT
I'm on vacation in FL and we were at a beach when my dad spotted a seagull flapping in the water with his head stuck behind him. He called me over, asking me what was wrong with the bird. Poor seagull had a fishing lure stuck in his beak and wing, keeping his head behind him. Since he had been pulling for a while the hook was embedded in the beak and had torn a cut about half an inch long. It looked pretty bad. He must have been like that for a while because he let me pick him up. Thankfully I had read about a seabird rescue beforehand and knew where to take the little guy. He struggled some, but did REALLY good for the 45 minute drive to the sanctuary. We took him right to the birdie "ER" and they had the hook out in about 5 minutes. The lady said he was very skinny so he would have to stay there for 6-8 weeks to get better. I was so happy that we could bring him to a place where he will be well cared for! 
If you ever need to use the place it's called Suncoast Seabird sanctuary and it's near reddington shores in Florida. And it's a fun place to just go visit
www.seabirdsanctuary.org
Here are the only two pictures we got
If you ever need to use the place it's called Suncoast Seabird sanctuary and it's near reddington shores in Florida. And it's a fun place to just go visit
www.seabirdsanctuary.org
Here are the only two pictures we got
