There was movement on Magnetic Island for the word got around that Motley ,the wonderful Curlew mother of strays , had escaped with some youngsters and gone bush .
A search party was organised by wildlife carer Bev from the Man Friday Mexican Cafe and International Restaurant , who rescued Motley when she was an abandoned waif . The touching story of how Motley initially took refuge in Bev's wardrobe and emerged to become the mother of many other orphan birds was outlined in Little Darwin .
Strangely, Motley , who never leaves home , suddenly went walkabout with four other Curlews that had been placed in her care .The youngsters , soon to be freed , had not been banded so that they could be identified in the future .
The concerned search party included the Queen of the Jungle's own Persil white Big Bird and a tagged Curlew friend who are pictured at the head of this post . Thankfully, Motley came home , like Lassie in that touching Hollywood movie.
