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if you can identify it, please post the first bird you see this year (picture not required! or if you hear one, post that!)
this is your Bird of the Year, I have been informed
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We have a winner!
All hail our new penguin overlord: the hoiho!
https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/make-some-noise-hoiho-your-bird-year-2024
www.forestandbird.org.nzMake some noise for hoiho, your Bird of the Year 2024The hoiho yellow-eyed penguin has won Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau Bird of the Year 2024.
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5. Ruru
The only one of my five that I still haven't seen. I do however, HEAR them almost every night. A nearby park lost some dying trees in Gabrielle, and since then, some ruru have made their home there. I can't believe how far such small birds can send their calls!
www.birdoftheyear.org.nzVote for Morepork in this years Bird of the YearForest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
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4. Kākā
I love these birds and think of them as the kea's less klepto cousin. Their regular presence at the motel we stayed in on Rakiura was a real delight
#Aotearoa ##BOTY #BirdOfTheYear
https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/kaka/
www.birdoftheyear.org.nzVote for Kākā in this years Bird of the YearForest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
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3. Tiēke
Our two visits to Te Wharawhara/Ulva also yielded a sighting of a tiēke (Southern), which wasa super special treat, and earned them a spot on my voting dais.
www.birdoftheyear.org.nzVote for Saddleback in this years Bird of the YearForest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
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2. Tokoeka
Back in 2022, we were privileged to see two of these in the wild, during the day, 90 minutes apart on Te Wharawhara/Ulva Island. Amazing. Learning afterwards that tokoeka means "weka with a walking stick" cemented them in the heart of this Kiwi with a walking stick
#Aotearoa ##BOTY #BirdOfTheYear
www.birdoftheyear.org.nzVote for Southern brown kiwi in this years Bird of the YearForest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
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2nd on my list is the ruler of the night, the Ruru.
https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/morepork
Although it is not currently endangered, I have undying loyalty to this bird and its nighttime call. Every year I support them and we are yet to win it.
They are cool and cute and a bit creepy. Love them.
#BOTY
www.birdoftheyear.org.nzVote for Morepork in this years Bird of the YearForest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
It's #BOTY time!
In #Aotearoa, every year we vote for the Bird of the Year, and through it raise awareness and funding for environmental protection.
Last year we had serious foreign election meddling from the likes of John Oliver, but it looks like this year we will have a more "free and fair" election.
I have voted for my favourites and I will tell you why you should too!
www.birdoftheyear.org.nzBird of the Year ‹ Forest & BirdForest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
There's still a week to go to choose NZ's Bird of the Year. You can choose up to five birds and I'd ask you to spare a thought for the little fairy tern.
They're NZ's rarest bird and with only 35 adults left in the world, they must know each other by name.
Vote here:
https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/
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It’s time for @ScienceMagazine’s Breakthrough of the Year! Listen to @mhc205 & @dosmonos discuss the #BOTY and runners-up on this week’s podcast https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg2633