31/12/2025
We’ve had this beautiful red tail black cockatoo staying for the past couple of days. It was found in someone’s water trough in a paddock. The water trough was only a quarter of the way full and this beautiful bird was stuck down the bottom with no way out. The bird was waterlogged and exhausted. After one night to dry out and one full day in the large outdoor aviary it had regained its energy and was successfully released this afternoon near its flock and they all flew off together. It was a really special way to end the year.
If you are leaving any body of water outside like water troughs for animals or if you have pools, PLEASE leave a stick or some sort of exit point for birds and smaller animals to be able to get out of the water once they enter.
