Lorikeets and Baby Ducklings

We get a fair bit of wildlife that is brought up to us in reception.  We think it's injured.  We think it's sick.  We think it's depressed.  We actually know nothing about animals so thought we'd pluck it from it's family, put it in a box and give it to unsuspecting reception staff.  It's mostly birds that are brought in and it's mostly children who do the bringing.  The other day a whole gang of them brought in this adorable little duckling.  Apparently he was lost and when they picked him up and tried to place him amongst other ducks, the other ducks weren't having any of it.  Funny that.  We tell the kids over and over that they must leave the birds alone, but since when do kids listen to us.  Never.  So the cute little duckling was left in our care.  And it was so sad because he was tiny and his family wouldn't take him back.  He was a feisty little fella too.  Not content with sitting in his box he wanted to leap out and sit in various hands and laps.  He didn't seem scared, just kind of ballsy.  Well, as ballsy as a little duckling dude can be.  He had a little fuzzy head and tiny beak.  No one could resist the cuteness.  As with all wildlife that is brought up to us we contact Wires, who take care of injured animals.  A lady will come down with a little carry case and the animal is taken away to be looked after.  More recently we had a lorikeet handed in.  This time it wasn't the kids, but a random man who was convinced the lorikeet was tame and that someone had lost a pet.  The lorikeet was brought to us in a huge box that used to contain bottles of beer.  I spent a while guarding that box and pointing out that there was a bird inside and not beer.  Now the lorikeet is not something we want to pet.  Well, maybe we do want to pet it but it's not the best idea.  They're got sharp beaks and not all of them take kindly to randomers just poking them.  But then, who would take kindly to randomers poking them!  We gave him a little blanket and a small bowl of water.  Poor little dude looked a bit out of it.  When the lady from Wires arrived she confirmed that the bird was starving.  Apparently, because of all the rain we've been having, the pollen is being washed away and hundreds of lorikeets have been suffering.  Poor little dudes.  He was taken away to be fed up, so I'm hoping he's feeling a bit happier now.  I'm just waiting for someone to bring up a bunny or something.  Love bunnies!