Birds, birds and more birds

Earlier this month I had a wee blackbird fledgling brought to me and this little one is doing well. Just weaning her/him which is always a long process with blackies I find. Bird is in aviary during the day now and am making sure it knows how to feed itself before I release it. Also had in a very young thrush but unfortunately, the lady who found this bird, had fed it milk and although I hoped I could save the bird, it died after 4 days with me. Poor little mite :(

Ralph the Weka is still not walking well on that broken leg. He has another week in confinement and then we will assess but I am not hopeful of him being released to the wild. Unsure what I will do with him :(

Pav the Pook, continues to rule the roost.

AND, not sure if I have done the right thing at all but have been talked into taking on a Rainbow Lorikeet chick. It isn't with me yet but will arrive in the next few days. Have done much reading up about them and I hope it will survive with me. It is about 2 weeks old. So, never a dull moment!

OH! I forgot Millie the sparrow. I released her a week ago - she was away for 4 days coming back for food and then the weather packed in - nasty squalls and rain and Millie came back to the safety of her aviary. The weather has been not particularly nice ever since and Millie seems very content to stay in her aviary, swinging away on her swing and getting plenty of food. Will try again with releasing her when the weather is more settled. In December she will be a year old.

Meet Ruby or Rube' (if a boy). Came to me on 22/10/10 at 2 weeks old approximately. Doing well, I think, but never raised a Lorikeet before~!