Rescue fits the bill

A PELICAN at Oxenford Weir pelican was rescued from a twisted mass of four hooks and a lure on Saturday.

Wild Bird rescuer Rowley Goonan had been trying for days to capture the injured bird to remove the hooks.

“He was standoff-ish, I didn’t think I’d be able to catch him,” he said.

He said the bird had a lure and two large “jag hooks”, which are a cluster of three hooks.

Four of those hooks had embedded into the pelican’s chest.

The pelican was released after the hooks were removed.