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I've got some more photos from the wildlife sanctuary and hospital. 
Once again I have to apologise for the quality of these photos. They were taken with my phone.
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
This is Baby. She lives in a very large free flight aviary with her mate. She is a bit of a ham and loves to wait on the boardwalk handrail for visitors to come and have a chat with her.
She
mealworms and corn.
She also loves destroying the boardwalk handrail.
Which just goes to show that you can provide a Cockatoo with a whole aviary full of trees to chew... and they will still destroy things they shouldn't.
Tawny Frogmouth
He is waiting for me to feed him. Just look at that wide beak! He is currently recovering in the hospital but is doing very well so far. He is eating his mice without a problem.
Masked Lapwing Chick
This baby was brought in by a Spotter Catcher. These are people who go around and collect as many native wildlife from a place before machines come in to develope the area. This little guy has a fractured leg.
Here he is being prepped for an X-ray.
Lace Monitor
This big guy and his mate are in a temporary enclosure while their normal enclosure is being refurbished. He is very curious to see what we get up to!
Get in my belly!!!
Magpie Chick
Whoops! This Magpie chick was found on the ground and a well-meaning member of the public brought him in. We get lots of fledglings brought to us in Spring because many people don't realise that they are just learning how to fly and will inevitably land on the ground. Mum and dad are almost always close by to keep an eye on them.
So this baby was returned to where he was found and was reunited with his parents!
Osprey
*Sigh* Fishing line... the constant bane of a wildlife vet's existence.
This Osprey had a large clump of fishing line tangled in her foot. It was embedded deeply into her toes. On closer inspection we found out that the line had cut through all the way to the bone.
The line was removed and she in on antibiotics now. Only time will tell if that is enough to save her foot and therefore her life.
Forest Kingfisher
Today I got the oppertunity to release a Forest Kingfisher back into the wild! He was very well behaved and even posed for a few seconds on James' hand before taking off.
Mealworms
It is like getting a gross hand massage!
Once again I have to apologise for the quality of these photos. They were taken with my phone.
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
This is Baby. She lives in a very large free flight aviary with her mate. She is a bit of a ham and loves to wait on the boardwalk handrail for visitors to come and have a chat with her.
She
mealworms and corn.
She also loves destroying the boardwalk handrail.
Which just goes to show that you can provide a Cockatoo with a whole aviary full of trees to chew... and they will still destroy things they shouldn't.
Tawny Frogmouth
He is waiting for me to feed him. Just look at that wide beak! He is currently recovering in the hospital but is doing very well so far. He is eating his mice without a problem.
Masked Lapwing Chick
This baby was brought in by a Spotter Catcher. These are people who go around and collect as many native wildlife from a place before machines come in to develope the area. This little guy has a fractured leg.
Here he is being prepped for an X-ray.
Lace Monitor
This big guy and his mate are in a temporary enclosure while their normal enclosure is being refurbished. He is very curious to see what we get up to!
Get in my belly!!!
Magpie Chick
Whoops! This Magpie chick was found on the ground and a well-meaning member of the public brought him in. We get lots of fledglings brought to us in Spring because many people don't realise that they are just learning how to fly and will inevitably land on the ground. Mum and dad are almost always close by to keep an eye on them.
So this baby was returned to where he was found and was reunited with his parents!
Osprey
*Sigh* Fishing line... the constant bane of a wildlife vet's existence.
This Osprey had a large clump of fishing line tangled in her foot. It was embedded deeply into her toes. On closer inspection we found out that the line had cut through all the way to the bone.
The line was removed and she in on antibiotics now. Only time will tell if that is enough to save her foot and therefore her life.
Forest Kingfisher
Today I got the oppertunity to release a Forest Kingfisher back into the wild! He was very well behaved and even posed for a few seconds on James' hand before taking off.
Mealworms
It is like getting a gross hand massage!
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beautiful pictures, thank you
