Stitches is leaving

Today we released Stitches, the Yellow-eyed penguin we have featured before and most recently on 8 June. He was getting restless after his pen-mate was released a few days ago and he missed the company. Stitches is a resident in our colony now although he has not started breeding. He was hatched here and has been seen hanging round as a juvenile and was picked up twice. He knows to come back if he is in trouble and sit in an obvious spot in the colony where we come by and he will be picked up. For now he should be good to go - we just hope he remembers that he knows how to catch a fish!! Bon voyage, little one, and see you again soon! Be safe and come back fat!