We gained another two visitors to our home yesterday when a lovely man walking his dog on the beach found these two mutton birds stranded and exhausted. One of the birds was completely in the water and semi-conscious whilst its mate had managed to get himself onto the wet sand. Ten dollars worth of white bait later we discover that these bubs have a belly full of oil already and aren't hungry. The young mutton birds' bellies are full of oil while they are young in order to withstand the amount of time their parents will be away before bringing food back, or to be able to withstand such long flights without eating.
We hope to have these guys back on track in the next few days, and headed wherever they go when they go ...
