Bird catches Ride to Hospital

My Apologies, this was from yesterday, 9.10.25

No sunrise post today....instead a royal tern gets a ride to the hospital.

At sunrise, a few of us noticed this little royal tern dragging his feathers, clearly struggling. When the flock took off and he couldn’t follow, I scooped him up, with help from a kind visitor and bundled him safely in a towel.

I’m certain this was his/her first car ride. As we arrived at the Marine Science Center, a rainbow appeared next to the lighthouse — a perfect sign of hope for this little nugget to recover. While we waited for the amazing staff to come out and collect their newest patient, a lovely couple snapped this photo of us.

Here’s to this little nugget getting the care he needs and feeling better than ever.

Thank you to the Marine Science Center for all you do for our local wildlife.

Wishing you a beautiful day friends!