They assembled in large groups in anticipation of the daily feeding ritual, pigeons in one spot, seagulls in another. He said his only quibble with Hurtado is that he thinks he’s overfeeding the birds. “We are in the presence of a saint.”ĭeneb said he lives in his vehicle and works as an artist near the spot where Hurtado plays harmonica. “I’m telling you, he rehabilitates animals and brings them back to life,” Deneb said. Hurtado said he would take the pigeon home and nurse it. He put the patient into a cardboard box and the bird pecked away at some grain.
Hurtado took the bird in his hands and examined it, declaring that it had a rib injury. Before he could unload the feed, a friend named Dyor Deneb approached with a wounded pigeon. Hurtado drove the scooter onto a westbound Metro train and made it to his feeding spot, north of the Santa Monica Pier, about 2 p.m. Hurtado parked his scooter near the front door and laid out a towel for his trusty assistant, who seems to have grown quite accustomed to royal treatment. Hurtado and Sparky then made their way to their second stop of the day - Superior Grocers on Central Avenue at 20th Street. No pigeons were in sight, but they’d be around, Hurtado said, adding that he had permission from the chicken restaurant to feed the birds. When the grain was aboard and securely strapped, Hurtado patted the perch near the handlebars and said, “My doggy goes here.” Sparky leapt aboard, and the dynamic duo, friends to creatures great and small, were on their way.Īt Church’s Chicken, Hurtado scattered Nutrena Scratch Grains across the rear of the parking lot.
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It had a full charge, thanks to the generosity of his buddy Jose Damas, who lets Hurtado power his battery by plugging into the Mariscos La Doña food truck just down the street. Hurtado moved his three-wheeled electric scooter into place for the first run of the day. The pooch made his way to a spot several feet away from the feed bags, anticipating exactly where Hurtado would place a folded towel, so Sparky would have a comfortable spot in the shade while his master worked. Augustine Hurtado earns tips playing harmonica at Santa Monica pier and spends almost all of it on animal feed.
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