Just like the old days on Heimaey
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shewhomustThe Guardian reports from New Zealand, ehere volunteers are rescuing Hutton's shearwater fledglings which have crash-landed on the roads. Click the link for a not-to-be-missed picture of a Hutton's shearwater chick in a bucket.
More about Hutton's shearwater (puffinus Huttonl) and the Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust.
It's very reminiscent of the puffling rescue squads of the Westman Islands, down to this detail: "Experts think the fledgling chicks in Kaikoura are confusing black, shiny bitumen for the surface of the ocean on their first journeys out of their nest, especially on foggy, moonless nights." I'm sure I've heard the same explanation from the Westman Islands, where it may have been the supermarket car park causing the confusion.
The news of Iceland's pufflings is better than expected, too.
More about Hutton's shearwater (puffinus Huttonl) and the Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust.
It's very reminiscent of the puffling rescue squads of the Westman Islands, down to this detail: "Experts think the fledgling chicks in Kaikoura are confusing black, shiny bitumen for the surface of the ocean on their first journeys out of their nest, especially on foggy, moonless nights." I'm sure I've heard the same explanation from the Westman Islands, where it may have been the supermarket car park causing the confusion.
The news of Iceland's pufflings is better than expected, too.
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Date: 2020-03-23 07:27 pm (UTC)That's nice!
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Date: 2020-03-24 10:20 am (UTC)