Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08
PELICANS IN CAPTIVITY.
How They Were Caueht-the First
Young Bird.

l itCH ibCJ Vrit SdhJtiA--buC IT'D
| Young Bird.
Almost ten Years ago IN elderly wo-
man might have been seen crouch
ed low on barren island in the IN
dian river of mid Florida. IN the DARK
ness Of the tropical night She was
partly covered with frands, half hid.
den with foliage torn from palmettos
ON her face We're written patience and
| Determination. for SHE was waiting till
IL flock Of pclieans should return
! When they had completed their fish,
ing some 20 miles up the coast. they
| came flying back. and, breaking the
| exact single file Of their wonderful
hisht, alighted with spraying feet
| retarding their impetus with wide
| spread tails. Several descended on
the pile of debris beneath which
erouehed the woman; and. before they
/ had fairly gained then balance, hef
| strong hands shot upward and seized
/ the legs CT two. Instantly All was
| wild nproar. fapping al wings. and
1 swapping ef leaks. No squaWks 81
outceies. for adult peicans are dumb
In Inc midst Of it, by shifting one 81
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| fiskne the onslaught of the powerful
hooked. horny tip, the woman grasped
= third bird
| In a smal sailboat crate was
awaiting the eaptiVas. and thus Wer,
the frst pe!icans captured for the
| New YafE geological park. A week
later they were eontentedly swimming
| and diving in their pool IN this city
and thriving ON generous meals OF
/ fresh fish. Pelicans are long lived
birds. and Year after year these have
| lived in perfect health. spending the
! winter IN The we'll heated aquatic bird
| house. and their summers in the great
outdoor living cage.
| Two years ago a severe windstornl
broke of many twigs and small
| branches fpCm the trees in the cage,
| and tie HciiCanS took instant adVan-
| tage Of this and with the most conf
cal ;ieliheration and care built Il nest
Stick by stick they raised the pile. us
ing only the very tips of their huge
bills, and at last completed firm.
| well woven structure \ single egg
was laid. bat nothing came of the
| endcayor THIS year the incident was
remembered. and early in the season
| Il gcadly armful of material was seat
| tered about the cage Within a short
tltile Two nests were baile' Que tie9 =
the water was ire property oi par
OF preNh pelicals- ne other an even
more eau "F'''e aii"'f' was ptillt ny
| Niite I'eiicaiS. tdfse Nli.e eSS
! duly appeared i'll the former ana the
| birds began their long virgil.
| onf dtf the great event happehen
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