Two days after the kookaburra rescue Michaela was on her way home from school and she found a turtle on the road. She did a wise thing to bring it home as I’m sure it would have been ridden over by a car had she not. He must have ambled a fair way as there are no close creeks around the site he was found. Perhaps it was all the rain we have been getting which upset him and perhaps washed him out of where ever he was. Turtles are found in the surrounding creeks and waterways so it’s not uncommon to see them around. We kept the turtle overnight in some water for observation and the next morning once I was satisfied he was not injured we released him back into the dam at the bottom of the large paddock. He would be safe there amongst the reeds and there was more than enough food in the dam for him. After he slid out the bucket, he stay around on the surface for a while eyeing me out and then I watched him disappear under the water seeing only the air bubbles which rose to the surface indicating he was there. So long Mr Turtle.
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