Penguin Rescue Update

Waiting out the moult

​Hello friends and family
Gavin carried on cleaning out the shed at the start of the week and by Tuesday we were ready to call the Skip company and ask for it to be removed. On Monday night we went to the Moeraki Tavern for dinner, and they produced Blue cod deliciousness.

You can't see me

​The penguins in care are getting grumpy. They are coming out of the moult and think that they don’t need to be fed anymore, but I disagree so we are all waiting for that last feather to fall and they can go and get their own fish.

All dressed up in a new set of feathers

​The team came out on Tuesday and all penguins in the reserves were doing just fine. We tried our hands at matchmaking and put Mrs W3 and Mr Od5 into the soft release pen at the Bluffs overnight to encourage bonding. Fingers crossed! Gavin came to the Toptip on Wednesday morning, and we got rid of the last of the recycling out of the shed. While we were having lunch at Vanessa’s, we saw the loaded skip going past – great satisfaction for a job well done.

Gone fishing

I took Gavin to the bus in Oamaru on Thursday morning and then went to Okahau with the team. On Friday I completed the funding application for the ORC ECO fund – it gave me a headache! Yesterday was laundry day – sunny with a light breeze, just lovely.
Have a great week!
Rosalie