EASTERN ROSELLA CHICKS
Platycercus
eximius
These
little 4 day old Eastern Rosella chicks came in after they were
found in a hollow fence post. Feathers were all around indicating
that the parent bird had been killed recently , it is suspected
that a feral cat roaming the area is the guilty party.
The
lady that alerted us to the fait of the chicks had been watching
with great interest the progress of the nest, and knowing the
chicks had hatched only days before, she called a friend as soon
as she saw the carnage that had happened.
To cut
a long story short, the chicks ended up here at Wildlife Mountain,
and is now in care.
It
is a great privilege to raise such wonderful little creatures,
their eyes are now opening only 5 days after coming in to care,
and although they may look like prehistoric creatures now, they
will soon end up as some of the most beautiful birds in the Australian
bush.
