#smol birbs

[alexmurison]

Little puffin just cruising on the wind

[todayontumblr]

Wednesday, November 15.

The Pūteketeke: New Zealand's Bird of the Century.

The votes are in, and after two bruising weeks of voting in New Zealand's Bird of the Century, we have a new champion. It carries its young on its back, which is very cute. It enjoys grunting, growling, and barking, as one does. It possesses an elaborate set of mating rituals, including "the weed dance" and "the ghostly penguin," which is great. It has a colorful mullet—j'adore le style. It has a propensity for vomiting. It is, in other words, a worthy champion. Its name is the Australasian crested grebe, otherwise known as the pūteketeke, and we think you're gonna get on just *great*. 

(@edinzphoto)

If you want to do your bit to help these beautiful creatures, Forest & Bird ask bird enthusiasts to donate an old predator trap through Give a Trap, or add your voice to their collective call-to-action for birds in New Zealand. You can support Forest & Bird directly right here. In the meantime, we have gathered, for your viewing pleasure, a carefully-curated selection of content in tribute to the top five contenders from the #bird of the century election. Every last one a winner. 

Live, love, laugh. Grunt, dance, puke x

[witchcraft-exotics]

She's so stinkin' cute!

[thomas--bombadil]

Purple Finch on frosty fencepost.

[ibellebeez]

Two old birds sitting in a tree. Watch with me as the sun sets.

[ghostlyboysstories]

What’s up, home fries? Wanna see a picture of a birb my sister rescued after it face planted into the glass door?

[sweetestbrunette]

Barn swallows, barn swallows, barn swallows, barn swallows, barn swallows, barn swallows, barn swallows, barn swallows, barn swallows, barn swallows barn swallows barn swallows barn swallowsbarnswallowsbarnswallowsbarnswallowsbarn-

[zzzuyuo]

may i present anti-stress birbs?

love yall

[psycohousecat]

Quack Quack Quack .. (is he laughing at me? 🤔)

[foxenavian]

Everyone look at this bird. He is small.

[kadiekins]

Out of all the H;SR men, Jing Yuan is my fav

[todayontumblr]

new zealand speaks, but tumblr decides

[witchcraft-exotics]

Isn't Toulouse just the cutest?! Hope you're having a wonderful day!

[doingitfortheexposure]

smol birbs

dark eyed junco (above) and goldfinch (below)

Photos by Xer S. Rowan, Creative Commons Attribution license, linktr.ee/DoingItForTheExposure

[out-of-my-brain-art]

I love this little guy! Hummingbird portrait 4”x4”

[umbris-regni]

May I offer you a funky chicken in these trying times?