Tenikwa is a wildlife rehabilitation and awareness centre, and Mark has
agreed to ring any of the rehab birds that are ready to be released, and so
after ringing in Nature’s Valley with the kids on the holiday program we headed
off to Tenikwa. I have been at Tenikwa once before and ringed 2 Kelp Gulls that
were ready for release. On that occasion they also had a kitten in the
surgery/work room that was being helped. On this occasion they had a baby
Vervet Monkey that had been confiscated from the illegal pet trade, poor lil
guy. But as far as ringing went, I ringed a Cape Gannet, a Burchell’s Coucal
(both new species for me), a Kelp Gull and a Laughing Dove, all in for a
variety of reasons. And then I enquired after the kitten. The kitten had grown
into a big beautiful Serval, surprise surprise! We had a quick look at some of
the centre, definitely somewhere I would love to go for the full guided tour!
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| Ringing my first Cape Gannet. Photo by Mark Brown. |
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| How cool are those feet! |
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| A beautiful bird. |
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| Burchell's Coucal. |
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| The all grown up kitten, the Serval. |
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| A Cheetah that is part of the awareness program. |
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| A Leopard that is part of the awareness program. |
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