I think the Scarlet Ibis is a symbol of love. The bird is just like Doodle. They both don’t belong because they should have died and fortunately they didn’t. They both got to where they were trying to be but once they got there they died from their body in exhaustion. I personally think the the sweetest part was when Doodle cared for the Scarlet Ibis and wanted to bury the bird in their backyard.