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Live Oak family a friend of ‘Duncan’ the pelican

Articles, News, Pelicans, Santa Cruz Sentinel

IMG_7963CAPITOLA — After coming to the aid of a brown pelican that was entangled in fishing line off Capitola earlier this week, a local family was amazed at what happened next. The bird seemingly sought additional help from them. The drama unfolded Tuesday in a kelp bed about 1,000 yards off the end of the Capitola Wharf. (Click here to read the entire article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.)

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