For those not following the #kakapo nest cam: a new chick (Heather-A3) has been added to Rakiura’s nest tonight. We’re testing whether she can cope with two (bigger) mouths to feed again. #kakapo2026 #conservation www.youtube.com/live/LDSWtyU...

While you slept last night: ~100 million birds took to the skies 🐦 The Mid-Atlantic saw heavy traffic moving north/northeast, with migration hotspots from the Southeast to Ohio Valley and Southern Plains. The overnight rush continues this weekend. Details at cwg.live

in case you've never seen how Rakiura reacts to sudden nest changes, basically not at all. you can tell she's surprised that the number has changed but then she gets right on with things.

they're hugging (with a poop break)

sleepy

GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT HEATH FLEDGER IS BACK they're not *quite* sure what to make of each other yet, but Ranger Theo seems to think they should remember each other. another chick is underweight and they gave that chick to Esperance to fatten up so he's staying back here.

ngl I think it's more subversive to give a shit about other people, especially minorities. care about good news and small happinesses. enjoy things you didn't have to pay for and don't have to hustle to sell.

Kiwis - jersey, jumper, sweater, something else? we're discussing on kākāpō cam what the most NZ term is

All around the neighborhood people want me to take their free feijoas that I cannot stomach and now here comes Amanda Luxon saying “I want you to swallow this he’s really great if you try him”

If you see this post a picture from whatever device you're using with no explanation.

I don't think the family in Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen can be as rich as they're trying to convince us because they can't afford to turn on any lights

In a rare move, Bruce Springsteen authorized the ACLU to use the iconic anthem ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ in support of our Supreme Court case challenging President Trump’s attempts to end birthright citizenship.

it’s true that overall likes are way down on bluesky over the past year. however, if you look closely at the data, that’s mostly an anomaly resulting from the fact that your posts specifically have gotten worse and are dragging the vibe down.

Every time I run out of a resource in Icarus and have to go find more of something to process into something else so I can smelt it into something else and refine into something else the allure of free-building mods grows lol.

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

First French Ship allowed to cross the Hormuz after French President rinses Trump. Luxon and Peters kissing Trump's arse is not really going to do us any favours is it team? www.nzherald.co.nz/world/middle...

I ignored my alarm because I was trying to finish a habitat in Planet Zoo and didn't want to forget the stuff I hadn't finished so I was still here for Rakiura to traipse in *rather damp*.

"We know there's overwhelming empirical evidence that when they know their home languages, their mother tongue, they will succeed in everything else in life." 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

In it for the vivisections.

Meet Eva with Evohe-A3 and Konini-A3 nesting on Pukenui. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife

Apparently the neighbour at no.3 is a baker. How do I know? Because she just casually made four dozen lemon meringue tarts today and needed to offload some. Heard a knock at the door and went "well, it's not someone selling something..."

Not only will you work on birds, but also bats, skinks, geckos & frogs. This research would come up with conservation strategies & a climate change extinction risk atlas for #NewZealand. Applications close 27th April 🦜🦇🦎🐸

100+ year old Pasteur Institute in Tehran was a premier infectious disease research institute and vaccine manufacturer It is a reason Iranian kids like me born in 60s had access to measles vaccines soon after they were developed in the west

I hate when I'm so tired my eyes hurt

It's wild to me that people are still blithely talking about taking holidays to far away places like there's nothing going on that might make it a bad idea.

You won't find many kākāpō Easter eggs in the latest episode of the, Kākāpō Files ... because they've all hatched! And by every measure, this is now officially the biggest breeding season on record. #kakapo #conservation #birds www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...

Better to die in Iran For your country and your pride Than to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind

7000 of our neighbors in Massachusetts abducted. In what world would we accept a government taking away 7000 members of our community?

this shit is why I need to be rich. screw buying news outlets and firing all the left wing reporters, I want giant plush.

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

this could be the first moon mission to fall for a “Microsoft Help Desk” scam

I enjoyed them but they're admittedly not the funniest ever, except maybe the last one.

With the world focused on the acute wartime environmental risks in the Middle East, it's important to remember that these legacies can last decades, as this study from the Solomon Islands demonstrates. www.undp.org/pacific/pres...

Name this album.

now I'm just thinking about the bumblebee getting absolutely fucking bodied by a kākāpō

one potential use of ai is to generate an image of trump shaking hands with the mothman and ask him to explain it on camera

We just need one sickly, highly contagious child with a very specific make a wish.

A few years ago, James Shaw got up and made a speech on a Member's Day about a particularly odious bill in the name of Simeon Brown. I think about this speech a lot. I am thinking about it again today. #nzpol

most helpful summary www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Native Americans invented dice and games of chance more than 12,000 years ago, archaeological study reveals www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

as a c-drama enjoyer, lol

I'll have to wait until I get home to contribute to the funniest tweets thing, I have screenshots on my old computer.

Time line cleanser. Wee kākāpō flaps 🥰 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGL...

The other option of course is a firefly squid. As @coreydanks.bsky.social just pointed out to me, the number of photophores on the firefly squid would likely make for a more interesting design, which is very important (and would look cooler in the dark) photo by Solvin Zankl