Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue

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Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue

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BSB 034164
ACC 109040

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We rescue and rehabilitate all water birds and seabirds, we are 24/7 , also we do tours of our facilicty, donations welcome, it will help on going cost, tax deductable. A 24 Hour Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre for Sick, Injured, Orphaned and Displaced Pelicans, Seabirds, Aquatic Birds and Native Birds located at Landsborough Queensland. To donate and support us:
Account name: Twinnies Pelican & Seabird Rescue
Westpac
BSB: 034164
Acct: 109040

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09/02/2025

Last week we met with councillor Karl Wi******er from Moreton Bay Council to discuss the tragic death of the pelican on the Redcliffe Bridge.

Like so many in the community, we were so heartbroken by this preventable incident.

Pelicans regularly roost on the bridge ,and without proper infrastructure their safety is at risk, we are calling for urgent changes to make the bridge safer- because one death is one too many.

The Hornibrook/Redcliffe Bridge is a state government asset, so our next step is taking this issue to the Department of Main Roads.

When the time comes we’ll need your support to make this bridge safe for the pelicans and other birds.

A big thank you to Cr Wi******er for the meeting with us and the backing this important cause!!!

Also we like to thank you Merinda and our mum for coming with us at the meeting to help us with this important cause , we couldn’t of done it without you both.

Stay tuned for how you can help.

04/02/2025

We have been busy lately looking after all types of ducklings, pacific black ducklings, wood ducklings and the plumage whistling ducklings.

But the adult whistling duck came into our care a couple of weeks ago, he couldn’t even stand due to weakness, he was very thin.

We received these little cute whistling ducklings from the Australia zoo wildlife hospital yesterday, so we put the adult duck in with the babies and they bonded straight away it was beautiful.

He is playing the father role really well as he is so protective of them, it’s just amazing how he has adopted them all, while being in care himself.

We have well over 60 ducks in care , all different ages, but they all get their tending loving care.

They are messy little creatures but that’s what they do best!!
there is a lot of cleaning involved and feeding.

02/02/2025

To our loyal followers, this is a post from our hearts. It’s Twinnies here…. We’ve thought long and hard and need to let you know where things are at and ask for your help one final time to get to our goal so we can make sure all the pelicans and birds have the food they need.

We are still well short of our target and we really need to get there tonight.

You can chip in here quick and easy: https://twinnies-pelican-and-seabird-rescue-inc.mygiveeasy.com/help-us-in-our-time-of-need/donatenow

We’ve dedicated our lives to the pelicans and birds. We really wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s our promise to you that all the funds you donate, goes straight to the birds. We live a simple but happy life.

We would prefer for the pelicans and birds to flourish so always prioritise their wellbeing and health at all times. We wouldn’t have it any other way.

We were brought up to respect and do everything we can for the birds in our care. That’s why we started this rescue. We are proud of what we have achieved.

We will continue doing what we do to the best of our abilities. Rescuing and rehabilitating these precious animals in our care. No matter the time of day, we will be there for them.

We only want the best, the best food, the best vet care, the best of tender loving care, the best of everything and we will continue to strive for this.

It means putting our pelicans and birds first and we are completely fine with that. This is rescue, it’s what it is all about.

A lifelong commitment, where you, the amazing followers put your trust in us. Your trust with your hard earned money to donate to us, your trust with your following of this page, your trust with your comments, your trust with your likes. We appreciate it all.

We repay that trust by looking after the birds. Always. The best we possibly can. It’s our promise to you.

However, tonight we really do need your help. We can’t put it any other way. Try as we might, we are short funds for food for our pelicans and birds and therefore have no choice but to reach out one final time for help and donations.

We only run a couple of fundraisers a year. When we do, it is vital we reach our target. We set our target to sometimes be a fraction of the funds we actually need. We are conscious about the tough economic times, but as you probably know, running a rescue like ours needs funds.

We’ve just refreshed the thermometer bar on the fundraising page and upsettingly we can see we are still $16,247 short of our goal. We have been watching it for the last couple of days really hoping with all our might we get to our target.

Just $5 from each and every one of you would get us to our goal. It’s the cost of your next cup of coffee but one that will help us so much at this time provide the best quality food to our pelicans and birds.

If you can please write the word DONE below after you have donated and please please share this post like crazy. We can't tell you how important it is.

We need the whole world (or at least as many people as possible) to see what we go through on a daily basis and our commitment to the pelicans and birds. It is so important this goes viral tonight.

Here’s hoping we hit our target tonight.

Much Love, Twinnies xx

Please donate now: https://twinnies-pelican-and-seabird-rescue-inc.mygiveeasy.com/help-us-in-our-time-of-need/donatenow

30/01/2025

To our loyal followers, we need to reach out for your help tonight. It’s for our pelicans and birds. We hate reaching out, we really do but we have no choice. The cost of food, especially the fish, grain and beef has gone up so much over the last little while.

We can’t keep up. We really need your support and help and as a result we’ve decided to launch an urgent fundraiser so we can raise the funds needed to feed our hungry pelicans and birds.

We’re hoping at least 12 of you will kickstart our fundraiser by clicking here now: https://twinnies-pelican-and-seabird-rescue-inc.mygiveeasy.com/help-us-in-our-time-of-need/donatenow

We really wish we didn’t need to ask for help. We tried to not have to put a call out. You have to believe us but the costs of food for our pelicans and birds has just sky-rocketed. We have always made sure they receive the best and healthiest food possible.

We receive no discounts on any of the food items. It’s just the way it is. However, with the calls for help continuing to increase and the number of birds coming into our care also going up, our need to buy food and the vast amount of it has increased.

Just this week, we have had many crested terns come in very thin and week needed feeding couple times a day to get them to a release stage.

The cost of the food has just gone up and up. We can’t actually believe it. We know the cost of pretty much everything has increased, but this has really shocked us.

We’ve always believed in providing the very best food to our birds. We believe it makes their recovery much quicker and sets them up for a much healthier life. We wouldn’t change this for the world. It’s how we were brought up.

Tonight, we need to raise at least $25,000 to buy the fish and other food required for our pelicans and birds.

Just $5 from each and every one of you would get us to our goal. It’s the cost of your next cup of coffee but one that will help provide the best food and nourishment to our pelicans and birds.

We love our pelicans so much. It’s our life. We treat them all like family, wanting them to have the best possible food and upbringing in our care. We’re really hoping you will get us to our goal.

If you can please write the word DONE below after you have donated and please please share this post far and wide.

We are really hoping we hit our goal tonight.

Much love always xx

Please donate now: https://twinnies-pelican-and-seabird-rescue-inc.mygiveeasy.com/help-us-in-our-time-of-need/donatenow

29/01/2025

We just had to give snake catcher Dan a phone call late this afternoon, as the ducks and pelicans were looking at something so we went over to see, only seeing the tail end of the snake going inside the rocks.

Had to call him as we didn’t want the snake to eat or kill any of the birds on the dam, we know it’s nature but if we can avoid it from happening we will to keep the birds safe even the ones that are nesting.

Dan was here straight away didn’t have to wait long , we recommend him to anyone that has a problem with any snakes 🐍 .

Thank you for your help Dan.

26/01/2025

Happy Australia Day 🇦🇺 everyone hope you all have had a great day!!

Our niece Miss Ellie was born on this day 19 years ago in Wollongong N.S.W, so that is quite special, she is a beautiful young lady, happy birthday Miss Ellie.

We spent our time for Australia Day caring for the birds .

We are so proud caring for the AUSTRALIAN PELICANS!!! and many other birds, thank you to you all for the lovely comments.

21/01/2025

These two beautiful swans were line entanglement, they both were very sick swans, it took a while for them both to get their water proofing back, it was unbelievable they fell in love while being in care, the big male pelican had botulism he to went off well. We have more pelicans to release but we will be releasing them after Australia Day .

16/01/2025

We got a very sad phone call from a lovely lady that was so concerned about this poor pelican, it was so devastating for her to see this, we agree, so we were on the phone organising the fire brigade to remove this poor pelican.

So chermside fire brigade went, they had to make sure it wasn’t hooked to electricity, but the poor pelican wasn’t, they said to us it was deceased when they removed the pelican.

PLEASE Redcliffe council and residents we need those wire and bars removed as the pelicans tip was caught, what a terrible death this poor pelican has went through.

Need to come up with another solution to look after the pelicans and other wildlife to perch on, or simply remove them.

This has bugged us all day, thank you to all the people who phone us with their deeply concerns.

We just wish they could change it, as another bird could loose its life, this could have caused a car accident , so it would be safe for the drivers as well.

So council or main roads please do something, we try to stop this from happening ten years ago or more.

We feel they should put a rolling post up there so when the bird lands on it, it would roll then he wouldn’t grip on , also it would be safer.

Such a beautiful bird to end his life like this, we couldn’t believe it when we seen the pic that the lovely lady sent to us.

They put the wire spikes to stop the pelicans from pooping on cars while driving over the bridge at Redcliffe.

Rest in peace pelican.

12/01/2025

This afternoon we got a phone call from the Australia Zoo rescue team about a pelican at Currimundi, but unfortunately we didn’t spot him only a female pelican ,she was ok, hopefully the male pelican will be spotted again.

So we went to Caloundra for a health check and they were all free of line entanglement which was so nice.

It was great this afternoon going to the beach to see the pelicans.

We also had a lovely lady call in with her beautiful daughter, we haven’t seen Vera for 40 years it was great to catch up.

11/01/2025

This common tern came in very early yesterday morning, a lovely lady rescued him at Maroochydore, actually she rescued him on land.

He was one smart bird to get himself to land as this poor little bird would have drowned.

At first we thought he had internal tackle but it wasn’t he just had the line wrapped around his tongue, wings and body, gladly no hooks.

He is one exhausted little bird, but one thing he can have a good rest now and plenty of fish to eat.

Couldn’t believe the amount of fishing line he had on him for the size of the bird, so glad the lady spotted him.

07/01/2025

We made little soft boots for this beautiful juvenile crested tern because he has bumble foot, this is the one our volunteers went to pick up a couple of days ago, he has adapted so well with them.

The tern has been weak for a while as he is very thin , but one bonus he is eating all his fish, and been good to give antibiotics and pain relief .

He was so calm while we were putting the soft boots on, we feel he knew we were helping him.

05/01/2025

What a day we have had, while we were caring for the birds, we had a phone call about a white face heron at Maroochydore the poor white face heron has botulism, so we ask Barb our volunteer could she go, Barb didn’t hesitate then she drove the heron to us, we knew straight away she had botulism.

Then we got another phone call for a juvenile crested tern that 2 young boys rescued out of the water in Caloundra, so John and Julie our other volunteers went to pick it up for us, then drove him out, he is a very thin juvenile crested tern , he needs a good feed.

So thank you Barb, John,Julie.

To top the day off we seen Marvin the magpie goose sitting near our grain bin as he knows we go there to get it at a certain time, well he didn’t look to good, so we picked him up he has a injured leg.

We have been getting a lot of phone calls about Marvin and he’s girlfriends and babies, been sighted at Ewen maddocks dam on the side of road, he is trying to get his babies back to our place, so please if you see them please slow down, we got a phone call late this afternoon saying one baby has a limp but when we got there with mum, the lady said they disappeared in the bush.

Poor Marvin will be so worried for his family and so are we.

It’s just amazing he came for help and to let us know that the others are trying to get back to our place.

So PLEASE be aware that Maggie geese might cross the road on Steve Irwin way near Ewen maddocks dam, exact location is near the bridge.

We just hope Marvin will be ok, we have given him the best care as he is so special.

03/01/2025

We rescued this poor wood duck near Ewen maddock dam on the 23rd of December, she had some trauma, we believe she was hit by a car.

It’s amazing what good care ,pain relief can do, she is now up and walking around eating well.

All she has to do now is gain some more weight then she will be able to get released ,she is a sweet wood duck to care for.

01/01/2025

We received this cute little purple swamp hen chick four days ago from one of our volunteers, he had no parents, he is nice and strong, this song suits him well, also we got to do the twist with chubby checker many years ago on hey hey Saturday, he said to us hope your mother taught you how to do the twist, we were honoured, chubby said we did well. We couldn’t resist it.

31/12/2024

First up we want to thank everyone whom supported us throughout the year 2024 with donations as it helps us keep going.

Also kind people keeping an eye out for injured birds and dropping them in for a second chance.

We had some terrible injuries throughout the year with birds but managed to to help them , breaks our hearts when we have not won a battle for a bird .

So this year has had ups and downs lots of changes have developed thanks to mums hard work, we have had our own problems and many appointments next year .

No matter what industry just remember volunteers are important no matter what field ,so we take this time to share some pics and hope you join us in 2025 and as we say only kindness matters ,we are open for tours .

We just hope the injuries won’t be as bad next year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! For next year

30/12/2024

This beautiful juvenile white face heron came into our care a couple of weeks ago, she was one sad heron when she first arrived, she was weak and very thin couldn’t even stand.

But she is on recovery now which is great, we love when she has a little pecking order with us.

She is a good eater now, loves her fish, so good now to see her standing a lot more too.

28/12/2024

This is the poor pelican that we have been after, but we got a phone call yesterday of his location, this time he wasn’t going anywhere as he wasn’t near any water, he landed near Anzac pde Maroochydore.

We got Barb our volunteer to go on her first pelican rescue, she did well with assistance of the other people who reported him, so well done to all of you.

He is definitely getting first signs of botulism, so glad we have him now , as we were worried for him, glad he is in our care now, also we had lovely people keeping a eye out too for him too.

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Videos

This is our pet duck that no one didn’t want after when he lost his down, he is beautiful how he likes to say good night before he goes to bed himself #duck #loveyou #intelligence #sunshinecoast

This beautiful female pelican was very lucky not to loose her wing or strangle herself as she had metres of fishing line on her. She went up to Dr Claude for surgery as she also had a hook that was deeply in, Dr Claude did well. Now she is in our care.

When it’s time to almost finish with the birds to go home, wishy the pea hen always comes in and puts herself to bed to roost for the night, she is amazing bird. We have hand raised this one as a lovely lady drove her up to us from north lakes when she was a day old chick, her parents were chased by dogs.

We have had these little butcher birds from Australia zoo wildlife hospital for at least a month , they were very young ones and still are. We put them into a aviary and they are loving it , learning to fly, but as you can see they are still young, except one, but today we noticed that he is playing a mother or father role , we got a shock that we seen him feeding one, just amazed it happened.

This is our beloved pet parrot, he is a Quaker, we have had him for 23 years actually Cliffy Young bought Zac for us, as we seen a story in the Sunshine Coast daily the lady interview a lot of people, but the lady knew we had that connection and bond with him. We absolutely love ❤️ him.

Amazing he landed here for help!!!

This beautiful ibis wanted us to rescue him, couldn’t believe he landed at our place , it only took us a few minutes to rescue him , he was so calm in our arms while removing the hook, he got a bit restless at the end because he knew he was going back, sorry for the movement video at the end as it was a bit hard.

This beautiful Satin bird is such a character, we have nicknamed him bluey!!! he is free to go anytime but some days he wants to come in and stay for the night. Just unbelievable how you can have a chat him, yes we did hand raise him, just beautiful how he has just stayed around our sanctuary #bowerbird #wildlife #nature #Amazing

Look what we seen happen with our pet goat Wilson and Goosie goose, it made us have a bit of a giggle

Yesterday we got a phone call from the lovely couple who were so concerned about this beautiful pelican , they said think she has a broken wing, we thought the worse, but when we got their with our friend Emily who came along to help, we spotted her and we both said thank goodness she hasn’t got a fractured wing. She is one lucky pelican though to have this huge hook in the wing, no wonder the lovely people thought she had something bad with the wing, we were so blessed they phoned us so we could help her. We didn’t have to ask our brother for help, we first try our little ones but they didn’t do anything so we used the big bolt cutters in our work shed, they worked really good without using much strength.We removed it then gave her antibiotics and pain relief, before we put her in the enclosure she gave us a big hug to say thank you. We have nicknamed her Emmy after our friend Emily, she settled in quite well.

We haven’t witnessed a bully like this before in a nest ,just a pecking order previously. But we couldn’t just leave him in the nest to die. So we had to take the baby and save his life, he was very exhausted and very bruised and had cuts to his skin .Most people would say to leave its nature , but our hearts couldn’t do that as we need to save as many pelicans as we can.Now he is in our care, and he has doubled in size, glad he or she has pulled through.