Penguin Rescue Update

All new feathers!

​Hello friends and family
On Sunday, Elaine came with me to feed the penguins at the Bluffs, We met up with Murray and released the penguin that had completed the moult. It headed straight down to the beach, knew where it was and where to go. Awesome!

The growing season has been great

​In the evening, I got a call about a penguin at Karatane wharf. Off I went, and it took skilled eyes to find it – no skill required to observe the numerous dog footprints all over the beach.
I was home by 9:30pm and off to bed!

The new Katiki Wildlife area residents

​Tuesday was such a busy day that I forgot the WReNNZ meeting that I wanted to attend at 7:30pm – it fell out of my head. In future, I will set an alarm! By 9 pm the rain had arrived Lovely steady rain that delivered 16mm overnight. It was inside jobs for Wednesday, other than a trip to town for groceries.

The moon is above the haze

​Thursday morning was fine and warm. The team did the rounds down here and then Murray and Robbie went off to Palmerston to see if there were any bargains at the closing down sale of the timber yards. Not a lot! On Friday, I released 2 more penguins so am down to 7 in care. I tried to see the rise of the blood moon, but the haze on the ocean blocked it out for the first hour.

Blood moon

Yesterday I got a call about an injured penguin on the rocky shelf at Shag point. It was about 3:30 pm, and the tide was in. The penguin was an injured juvenile fledgling and needed help. The lady who found it and I, crossed the submerged gut, using river crossing techniques, and saved it.
I headed straight down to the wildlife hospital and got there at 5:30pm. The vets were waiting for me and took it in.
By the time I got home, fed the penguins and had dinner, it was 7pm. Here’s hoping the penguin survives.
Have a great week!
Rosalie