Blue Winged Kookaburra

This young blue winged kookaburra was handed into Parap Vet hospital after being found  by a member of the public sitting on a bull bar of a car.  The vets assessed it and was found to be quiet and underweight but had no obvious injuries.   It was taken into care and had to be force fed for a couple of days.  Over the period of a week the kookaburra became more and more bright and began feeding on its own.  It was then moved to a larger aviary and after a couple of days begun demonstrating its flight strength.  It was then moved to a larger flight aviary for a couple of days of flight time and then was  released back into bushland  only 500 meters from where it was found.  

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