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Penguin was just a small, wobbly-headed magpie chick when my son, Noah, found her lying injured on the grass after being blown out of her nest, located some 20 metres up a towering Norfolk Island pine tree. She was very lucky to survive such a horrendous fall but without immediate care would have died within a day.
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September 2, 2020
Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong
Our new book Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong launched 2 September 2020. In Sam Bloom, Sam tells…
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July 31, 2020
Australian film Penguin Bloom is selected for Toronto
This article first appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald. Click HERE to see the original.…