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 car's bull bar. The vets assessed it and found it 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 few days of flight time, and was then released back into bushland only 500 meters from where it was found.  

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