The day
started out sunny and calm but that was stopped by a call from the boys at
South Beach Surf Club, Wollongong. Pelican on the rocks with something wrong
with his wing. Quick ring around - no Australian Seabird Team members available
except Kirsten who was at work. So off I went. On the way I got a call from
Kiama, 1/2 hour south - pelican with line tangle. Help Kirsten! The lifesaver
and I tried to catch the bird at South Beach but he got himself in the surf. So
I waited for Kirsten to come to Kiama with me. On arrival we located the
pelican on a lamppost but she wouldn't come down for fish. So back to
Wollongong to find the other bird. We were nearly there - another call about a
pelican on a beach about 3km north of Wollongong - ah ha, so he'd been
drifting. We located him now in the lagoon. Kirsten tempted him with some fish
and whist he was eating Kirsten jumped on him landing in the water (sorry about
your good clothes!) Still we managed to get him. Well done Kirsten! He went into
overnight care to see the vet the next day. Unfortunately the poor thing had
been born with a birth defect and wouldn't thrive or survive any length of
time.
But there's
still the Kiama bird to catch - so the adventure continues.....
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