Accepting life’s boo boo’s
Weeeeeeeeeeee, the wind was whipping while the ocean churned. The very chatty flock of gulls flew in when it was still dark. We all hunkered down close to the ground to keep from blowing away.
I was surprised to see 4 wildlife characters with different stages of boo boo’s bringing us a message of resilience, patience and flocking together to recover.
A herring gull and a laughing gull were both wearing bands from their hospital stay. A pelican with a fishing lure on his wing and a momma dolphin with a torn dorsal fin all showed up for sunrise.
A couple birds called skimmers flew in to rest with the other birds. They are beautiful birds who skim the water for food, scooping up the fish with their lower beak. I especially love that they sound like a barking dog when they talk. I asked them for their advice about all the boo boo’s.
They said, “If you are living life you are most likely going to get banged up a bit. Our secret is to hang with our flock, like the momma dolphin with her mom friends in a pod."
"Being surrounded by the flock give us safety to rest and recover. And we like the companionship. We don’t always know each other well, but we know we are stronger together. Accepting life’s boo boo’s as part of the journey gives our life texture and makes the healing process a bit easier.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Laughing gull out of rehab and doing well
Herring gull was in the hospital and doing well.
Skimmer says, “Sleeping and resting with friends helps.”
Lewy, an immature pelican with a fishing lure on his wing.
The good news is Lewy can still fly
Momma has the split dorsal fin - she is with a couple other moms and their kiddos
