top: Juvenile kaki black-stilt
On 08/08/2016 the Dept. of Conservation released several black stilt kakī chicks that had been raised in their Twizel avery. It is the world’s rarest wading bird!
Photos below courtesy of Rachel Hufton’s FaceBook feed who was at the release
Twizel captive breeding centre, hand netting and processing juveniles before being taken to release site
Juvenile kaki black-stilt
Excitement evident!
Release
Happy birds
And from a good friend CragRat, more similar photos here >
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