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Pelly, a brown pelican saved from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, steps from his cage.
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Pelly is set free by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel.
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Pelly stretches his wings before flying away.
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Pelly stretches his wings before flying away.
The two birds in these photos -- a brown pelican named Pelly and a northern gannet known as Lucky -- were the first two rescued from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. On Monday, they became the first two to be released after a week of rehabilitation in Louisiana. They were set free at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in nearby Indian River County. I was there for the story and photos.
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Lucky, a northern gannet, climbs from his cage.
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Lucky splashes onto the pond surface.
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Lucky is floating freely again.
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