On Sunday, the weather FINALLY got a bit better and the sun came out. It was raining quite a lot these days. August and September are supposed to be drier months, but because of climate change, things are becoming unpredictable. We've had big storms and heavy rainfall, almost non-stop these past days.
So when the sun finally came out I was really happy. I miss going to the beach. My dog misses it even more apparently, she goes crazy when she gets into the car and can't stop crying from excitement in anticipation of all the running and swimming.
We saw a lot of birds this time around, but one of those encounters was rather sad. We found a pelican who seemed to be sick or injured. He was resting on the beach, and had a hard time flying away. I couldn't find anything wrong with him externally, so he must have been ill or have some sort of an internal injury.
My theory is (and I hope I'm wrong!) that he probably swallowed plastic over the course of his life and came to the beach to die. This happens a lot with birds who feed from the ocean, all thanks to the reckless actions of us Humans. They confuse plastic bags and objects with fish and swallow them whole. This causes their poor little stomachs to fill up with trash that cannot be digested, and they die painfully. Of course I'm just speculating with this bird, and I hope I'm wrong....
The rest of the day was fun though, so not all gloomy =)
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