President Joe Biden may be a lame president, but he spared the lives of two birds on Monday.

Biden carried out an annual White House tradition for the final time, pardoning two lucky turkeys: Peach and Blossom, who are from Minnesota and are about 17 weeks old, according to a National Turkey Federation news conference Sunday.

The two names are intended as a tribute to Biden’s home state of Delaware and its state flower, the peach blossom.

“Peach blossom flower also symbolizes resilience, which is honestly appropriate for today,” Biden said during the pardon ceremony.

Biden started the ceremony by joking about the large crowd on hand to witness the two turkeys’ second chance at life.

“They tell me there are 2,500 people here today… asking for a pardon,” Biden joked.

Federation President John Zimmerman and his 9-year-old son, Grant, raised the birds and introduced them Sunday.

When the president was about to pardon Peach, the bird jumped off the stage.

“What did you say, Peach?” the president asked.

“Peach is making a last minute plea here,” he told the crowd.

Peach weighs about 50 pounds, loves to eat hotdish topped with tater tots, and lives by the motto “keep calm and carry on,” Biden told the crowd gathered for the ceremony.

Blossom’s goal is to take a road trip to all 10,000 of Minnesota’s lakes, and live by the motto: “no ‘fowl.'”

Peach and Blossom spent the evening before the pardon in a luxury suite at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC

The National Turkey Federation posted photos of the feathered pair at the hotel and even a “Get Ready With Us” video of the two arriving at their turkey-proof accommodation.

President Harry Truman started the tradition of turkey pardons 77 years ago, in 1947, when the National Turkey Federation presented him with a turkey that he saved during the meal.

After their pardon, the two turkeys will become agricultural ambassadors and enjoy retirement on a farm in southern Minnesota, the National Turkey Federation said Sunday.

“They might go to a hockey game or a football game in Minnesota, but their home base will be in Waseca, Minnesota,” Zimmerman said. “But if the need arises, they are willing to travel.”

Biden ended the ceremony on a more serious note, telling the audience that he and the First Lady would travel to a “Friendsgiving” dinner with the Coast Guard on Staten Island on Monday evening to thank them for their service and sacrifice, as did Biden’s late son, Beau. Biden, who died of brain cancer

“May we use this moment to take time from our busy lives and focus on what matters most: our family,” Biden said.