A selection of BirdCare Aotearoa wild bird patients
Kākā in the general ward at BirdCare Aotearoa
Kororā (little penguin) chick
Ruru (morepork) chick
Tūī fledgings
Moho Pererū (banded rail)
Kererū (New Zealand pigeon) chick
Tūturiwhatu (New Zealand dotterel)
Kōtare (sacred kingfisher)
Cook’s petrel/tītī being weighed
Kāhu (swamp harrier) chick
Weweia (New Zealand dabchick)
Kawaupaka (little shag) chick
Pūtangitangi (paradise shelduck) ducklings
Australian coot
Kakīānau (black swan)
Kererū (New Zealand pigeon) receiving laser therapy
Tākapu (Australasian gannet)
Matuku moana (white-faced heron) chick
Tauhou (silvereye) fledglings
Kororā (little penguin) receiving a health check
Ruru/morepork being medicated
Tōrea (South Island pied oystercatcher)
Blackbird and song thrush chicks
Pīpīwharauroa (shining cuckoo) and warou (welcome swallows) – Photo by Simon Runting