BIG BIRDS RELEASED
Albatrosses Fly To Sea One of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society’s rangers, Mr D. R. Maindonald, saw the ornithological event of the year yesterday. He stood on Scarborough Hill and watched an albatross which he had released swoop down over the sea, then circle, gaining height each time, until it was high enough to fly straight to sea. Blown in by easterly winds, the albatross was one of two found stranded near Christchurch. It had a wingspan of more than 9ft, and was found in the Heathcote river. The other came ashore at South Brighton, and another ranger, Mr L. W. Hoff, kept it at his house until its damaged wing was healed. Then he released it on Lake Ellesmere where it had enough space to get up enough speed across the water to take off. It also flew out to sea.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30653, 20 January 1965, Page 1
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