Snapper..baby pelican rescued with broken wing (Sausalito Bay)

[Donna]

On Saturday morning, the the Marin Humane Society (MHS) and the Southern Marin Fire Protection District came to the rescue of an injured pelican in Sausalito Bay.
A local resident was the first to alert the Marin Humane Society about a juvenile brown pelican sitting on a pillar in the harbor with what appeared to be a broken wing. Marin Humane Animal Services officers were on the scene by 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning, but quickly realized that they would need a boat to reach the injured bird. Luckily the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, which has a large rescue boat docked in the area, welcomed MHS Officers aboard and helped to track and successfully net the big-beaked baby.

The pelican, who displayed a lively personality, was quickly dubbed "Snapper" by MHS officers. Snapper is currently recovering from a fractured wing at Wildcare in San Rafael and is expected to make a full and speedy (snappy?) recovery.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/detail?entry_id=50332  pics and video here

[valhalla]

Suspect a few rescuers were "snapped" at 

[jeanne]

I am always touched by the efforts of folks to rescue an animal.  Even a snappy one:)

[Shaky]

Wow, this was almost as harrowing as our duckling rescue this summer.

I suppose we should have dubbed mama duck "Crapper."

[Judi]

Wow, this was almost as harrowing as our duckling rescue this summer.

I suppose we should have dubbed mama duck "Crapper."

Duckling rescue???   

[Shaky]

Yeah, it happened in early June. Carol P. wrote about it on the kfalconcam board.