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Long distance pelicans

To: "Chris Lloyd" <>
Subject: Long distance pelicans
From: "John Turner" <>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:36:51 +0930
Hi Chris,
         I enjoy your reference to Adelaide. "retirement village' is a 
significant
upgrade from the Victorian Premier's 'backwater'. I am curious where the
'smart' ' sunshine' state is? You sign off with 'Ciao' - is it some place in
Italy?

Thanks for the laugh.

John Turner (retired)
Adelaide



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 Behalf Of Chris Lloyd
Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2008 3:36 PM
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Subject: Long distance pelicans


I don't know if the bugger bred or not but about three years ago one of Greg
Johnston's tagged pelicans turned up in Wonga Wetlands (Albury). I was
teaching wildlife rehabilitators at the time at the Education centre so the
bird was handed over. It had a mild case  of Pododermatitis so a couple of
injections and some instructions for care and maintenance and I left it with
the local WIRES branch. It became notorious in  Albury/wodonga with
(complete with a picture in the local rag) for its behaviour with another
recalcitrant long-nosed albatross. A year later on my way to Cobar I stopped
off on the Bogan at Nyngan for tea and a twitch only to find pelican 222
cruising the river escorted by that infamous ground nester the Little Black
Shag. One presumes that like most escapees from the retirement village of
Adelaide it was on its way to the smart (or is it sunshine) state as well.
Ciao

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