Lets go to the Gym :)

The chicks are well into flight training at the moment - a great time to come and see these little (or rather large) guys working out. It's muscle building time!

Flight Training for the chicks consists of them basically flapping their wings in the wind - they don't actually fly as part of their flight training. So when they take off on their inaugural flight they will head straight out the sea for 5 years, never touching land until they return to find a mate. It's an amazing (and rather nervous) time as we wait for our first chick to fledge....

Did someone say Salmon?

Salmon is on the menu for one lucky chick!!
One of our foster chicks is now being supplementary fed as its foster mother (who laid an infertile egg this season) has not been seen for a number of weeks.
Thanks to New Zealand King Salmon who kindly donated us the fish!!