Ain’t it always the way? The moment you get famous someone drags out the baby photos.
Here’s Sirocco when he was 14 days old. The photo was taken on Codfish Island, on 6 April 1997, and Sirocco weighed 185 grams.
Sirocco the kakapo - a handful even at 14 days
This photo shows Sirocco when he was 38 days old, being treated for a respiratory ailment. The machine attached to his “bubble” is a nebuliser, which delivers medicine as a fine mist.
Sirocco the Bubble Boy
A slightly forlorn-looking Sirocco waits to be enclosed in the plastic bubble with his nebuliser.
Sirocco gets set up with his nebuliser
You’ll find more photos of Sirocco on Flickr.
sirocco has an identity problems. when trying to breed he goes after the species that raised him. that means humans.
Poor Sirocco! I’ve had to use a nebuliser many times for asthma- I know what you went through.
He doesn’t look very chirpy, does he? (Or should that be skraaaaarky?)
sirocco is such a beautiful bird. i am enjoying following him on twitter.
cute baby pictures, by the way.
Hi Annie,
Isn’t he beautiful? Though you wouldn’t guess it from his YouTube antics he can sometimes look really dignified and elegant.
Nice to see Sirocco achieving international notoriety!
Isn’t it. I hope the other 124 kakapo appreciate the hard work he puts in as their conservation ambassador.