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Photos: Saving a pelican at Cedar Lake
May. 6, 2020 8:21 pm
An injured pelican tries to get away as Chris Watts of Cedar Rapids uses a kayak paddle to block its path so the bird can be netted and treated. The rescuers mission took place Wednesday on Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Tracy Belle, a wildlife rehabilitator from Wildthunder Wildlife Rehabilitation & Sanctuary in Independence, holds an injured pelican after netting it during a rescue mission Wednesday at Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids. The bird was taken to an Iowa City veterinarian for an exam and X-rays. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Volunteers in kayaks coaxed this injured pelican to shore on Wednesday on Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids. The bird was netted and taken to an Iowa City veterinarian for an exam and X-rays. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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