Molly the magpie carers rescue another native bird
Molly the Magpie's carers have rescued another native bird.
Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen, who went viral for the interspecies friendship between their two staffies and a magpie named Molly, shared the update on Facebook.
“Meet Charlie the vulnerable little kookaburra,” the family wrote on Tuesday.
The Mortensen's explained that Charlie had been in their care since the new year period, after a neighbour discovered him unable to fly following wild weather.
“He was found by neighbours huddling at the bottom of a tree, they watched for a day and he was all alone and too young to face the world with many dangers around including a stray cat ready for its next feed we were called over to check out the situation,” they wrote.
“Reece was in training for his wildlife licence so with the direction and support of wildlife carers specialising in kookaburras we were able to bring this little kookaburra back to our place.”
Unlike Molly who developed a special bond with the family's dogs, Charlie was rehabilitated outside, with his own kin watching over him.
“We kept him outside as much as possible so the kookaburras knew exactly where he was and could come in and feed him which they did,” they explained.
“At times we would count 14 kookaburras keeping an eye on this little one. He would try to fly and achieved short distances but needed practice with his landing.”
The family shared the update after Charlie “found the confidence” to return to the wild.
“It was such an exciting thing to witness and to be part of,” the family wrote.
It has been a wild year for the Queensland family, after Molly was voluntarily surrendered to the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation in March, when authorities found the couple were not permitted to care for native wildlife.
Over a month later, the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) announced that they would return Molly to the family with a few special conditions, including obtaining a license and meeting specific requirements to ensure her ongoing health and wellbeing.
The reunion was definitely one to remember with followers and animal lovers across the country over-joyed at the reunion.
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