Humanity

Locals know Owen Freeman as the "bird man." An eccentric old-timer who mopeds around town loaded with nets and fishing poles, and looking for birds, mainly pelicans, with hooks lodged in a wing or foot. Over the years Freeman has captured and removed the hooks of hundreds of injured birds.

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Locals know Owen Freeman as the "bird man." An eccentric old-timer who mopeds around town loaded with nets and fishing poles, and looking for birds, mainly pelicans, with hooks lodged in a wing or foot. Over the years Freeman has captured and removed the hooks of hundreds of injured birds.