‘Fill Up’

 Finally, a good feel story.

'Fill Up' the penguin taking off back into the wild after 33 days of care in the penguin hotel!

 

This young man came ashore a bit early to begin his moult.  Penguins are

about the only birds to completely moult in one sitting.  In doing so they

have to get onto land as they are not waterproof during this time.  This can take 14 – 17 days.  But this fella decided he liked the penguin hotel and took  33 days.  The name ‘Fill Up’ because the A LA CARTE menu of WA Pilchards

were to his liking and he was hard to fill up.  Anyway, I released him back where he was found – he took off into the surf so fast I  missed a good picture of him.  But wonderful to see him on his way.

Pelican #896 was also released this week after 10 days in care.

Betty