Pip the pelican brings message of play
Good Morning! Pip wanted to share an update and bring us a message play.
Hi! My name is Pip. If you are just tuning in, I met Shelley on March 23 when I had a filleted sheepshead stuck in my gullet. Three hoomans helped get that porcupine out which saved my life.
Since the bird hospital is closed and I couldn’t fly for about a week, they told to them to feed me which made me very happy.
I used to hang out on my pole for hours to rest but I haven’t had to do that in a few weeks! I’m feeling much better so I spend more time with my feathered friends than my hooman bestie.
I still visit once a day and sometimes I bring feathered friends home to meet my hooman. All the hoomans get really excited when this happens, I’m not really sure why but Shelley says it's because I am being a bird.
You see I’m not like all the birds….Some people play ball with their dog, I like to play fetch with a stick. It’s really fun and good weight training. I like to find a good stick, you know the kind that is just right for the stick game. When I find it, I take it to Shelley so she can toss it, then I go get it and play with it for a really long time. Sometimes we do this for an hour!
I’m not sure if I’m practicing for fish catching or maybe getting ready to make a nest in the future but what I do know is it’s fun!
Being a bird can be a lot of work just to survive so I find playing is a nice break from the hard stuff.
And I’ve heard playing is good for the immune system too, so it helps me stay healthy and strong. I'm not certain what is next but I hope to share it with you. Stay tuned for tales from Pip.
Wishing you a playful day friends!
I found a stick! Let me pull on it until it comes loose
