#i love baby pukekos

[badmilkk]

The gang + silly doodles because classes are so boring

[chikkiarts]

[eissibee]

Artistic borb

love how they used the most orbular photo ever

[morelka]

hi we have never met but ur coming to nz so birds right. kiwi is a classic but i guarantee you will love piwakawaka/fantail they are so friendly. ur most likely to see them on bushwalks cause they like to follow u around since you kick up the dirt so they can eat the bugs and stuff underneath

the humble kereru/wood pigeon is also very cute in my opinion i do love them and they’re pretty common like piwakawaka

keas!! very mischievous. like to steal peoples food/windshield wipers so watch out lol. very cool birds i think they’re becoming more common in auckland now which is cool

pukeko, funky little guys. mostly blue with long legs, you might see them by the road out of town or in wetland. my cousin had one when she worked for the spca and it was chill with us we could feed it but it could be aggro around other people. idk if that applies to all pukeko though that’s just my experience

takahe, pukeko’s bigger friend. basically same thing, but rounder (idk if they’re actually related but they look similar at least)

kākāpō, big green flightless babies. i love them so much i have a plush toy of one his name is gerald

kakaruia/black robin, ur not gonna see one of these unless you go to the chatham islands but they’re worth mentioning cause they’re very cute and i had a book about one as a kid (old blue) and because this is My list and i do what i want

waxeyes, common garden birds and very pretty and cute we get them in our feijoa trees i love them

lesser short-tailed bat because if bird of the year can include them so can i dammit. bats!! never seen one personally but they look like funky little guys. we also have the long tailed bat

tuis how have i not mentioned tuis yet. i love them so much my dads ringtone is a tui. you’ll be walking past a kōwhai tree or something and someone will go “look a tui” or “i hear a tui” and you all just stand there staring at it for a bit. beautiful

we also have penguins but to be honest with u i need to get out of bed so. perhaps i will return later with more fun facts for u also i am sorry if you already knew these things also forgive me for sending you an ask literally Out of the blue lmao i saw the neil gaiman ask and thought my country????? must inform them of things

Oh my god this is so nice?? Thank you so so much <33 Please come back with more fun facts about birds!!

I knew about some of them, but not all, so this is super interesting- I love birds and particularly water birds (I’m also super excited to finally see some albatrosses since we don’t have them in europe and they’re one of my favourite birds)

Also i can’t believe piwakawakas like to follow people? that’s so wild to me all birds i’ve ever met are shy to humans and even the ones that are not (eg pigeons and seagulls) still keep their distance, especially in the villages im from

I can’t wait to hear a tui ahhh <3

[badacts]

Hi bee!! I know you love your dog a lot but are there any other animals you love a lot too? I love birds so much! they're amazing. You live in new zealand right? there is so much amazing wildlife there, I would love to visit new zealand

this is a bird post about new zealand birds and their ratings bc why not really

this is the tui:

they’re exceptionally beautiful and have a gorgeous song, but don’t be fooled because they’re super territorial with other birds. like to show off their neck ruffs like little gentlemen in cravats. score: 5/10.

this is the kea:

they are mountain parrots, and really super smart. they’ll also destroy your car, your tent, and basically anything you leave lying around too long

here’s a video of them playing with road cones

here’s a video of them destroying a cop car because they’re fucking criminals

score: 9/10.

these are pukeko:

weird looking birds, their babies look like soot sprites with legs. also they’re natives but they’re super annoying and they have no road sense so often jump out in front of your car like idiots. 

score: 3/10.

these are kereru:

they’re the bumblebees of the bird world??? super fat and not very aerodynamic looking but somehow still manage to fly. they are quiet until they take off at which point they scare the absolute shit out of you. they spend a lot of time eating native berries which is honestly relatable. score: 5/10.

this is the ruru:

they’re our native owls and i mean come on. look at it’s face. 8/10.

kiwi:

our national bird. looks like a fruit. can’t fly. only comes out at night. it doesn’t get much better than this. 10/10.

kakapo:

embarrassingly bad at reproducing. also can’t fly. famous for shagging the head of a bbc cameraman one time. 15/10.

anyway. come to nz. hang out with our birds.

[widdymoon]

TAKAHE AND PUKEKO ARE MY FAVE BABIES I LOVE EM,

Takahē bird in Te Anau eating Grass, Nate Sundance-Kid