About Nutsy

Nutsy the Currawong came to me with a wing injury suspected to be hit by a car. For the first two weeks she was on strict cage rest and not even allowed to use her perch, this allowed her wing the best chance at healing. Currawongs are such an intelligent bird and straight away she was very curious at the face peering into her cage daily. Nutsy would study me staring back at me just like in the photo. After two weeks she was given the go ahead from the vets at Bonorong to be upgraded to a larger cage for some minimal movement. I was also able to drop some crickets and meal worms into her cage for some fun enrichment and she would love to chase them around her cage. After a few more weeks it was time for some flight training and it was amazing to watch her gain strength.

Of a morning I would be woken by loud thuds of her landing from one side of her enclosure to another letting me know it was breakfast time .

After about 3 months it was time to say goodbye to Nutsy and I was able to safely release her. It is always a sad but rewarding experience to release wildlife back into the wild but Nutsy was one of the lucky ones that got to return home.

Photograph and back story by wildlife carer Jarrah King