The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds

If you'd asked me which celebrity would posthumously unveil a list of people she wanted fired into the sun, I would not have guessed Jane Goodall

Celebrities and venture capitalists throw millions at a company claiming it can breed fake dodos, which seems especially cruel given the dodo’s living relative., the Samoan tooth-billed pigeon or manumea, is on the brink of extinction for lack of money. news.mongabay.com/2025/09/fund...

It's my favourite time of year! Time to announce which bird raised the most for conservation 🤩🐦 Who do you think reigned supreme? www.artbyjlm.com/blogs/news/w... #birds #nzbirds #birdart #artbyjlm #conservationfundraising #conservationart

Thought it was time to update my avatar. This wee ruru is called "The Stargazer" #nzbirds #birdart #artbyjlm #fineart #photoart

Happy news for kiwi pukupuku fans! These kiwi are genetically bottlenecked, with only about four birds contributing to the current known population's genetics. Additional genetic diversity could make a huge difference in protecting this taonga species from extinction. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Those in NZ: you can see #kakapo and #takahe on last night's Fiordland episode of Endangered Species Aotearoa on TVNZ. Streaming on TVNZ+ #conservation #birds

I love Mad Magazine

Apparently this isn't even made up!

This tūī has opinions! #captionthis #birds #birdphotography

Favourite new word. 'Wofination' 🤓 gizmodo.com/scientists-s...

What the Andromeda galaxy would look like from earth if it was a bit brighter

So happy to hear that Pepper the Cockatoo from Staglands has been found! She's such a character. www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/24/e...

Gotta love a classic tūī feeding on wharariki flax photo op! #nzbird #zealandia #tui #birdphotography #birds

now over 200,000!! 200,275 as at 8:42 am

Toitū Te Tiriti! Kei kona a wairua tonu ahau. It's how we are here. It's why we can stay. It protects people and planet. It stands in the way of unfettered exploitation of both. Anyone who thinks that's a BAD thing should be ashamed.

"Everyone’s a sellout now" Naomi Klein is quoted (via The Guardian) saying the biggest change in the world since 1999 is "neoliberalism has created so much precarity that the commodification of the self is now seen as the only route to any kind of economic security."

Wellington has got the "bird sitting on power line" upgrade package.

You can now buy my South Up, Aotearoa Centred, Equal-Earth Projection Map https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/12/you-can-now-buy-my-south-up-aotearoa-centred-equal-earth-projection-map/ I'm delighted to announce that I've actually finished a project! Over the last few years, I've been designing a …

Fabulously exciting rond BORB news! (If you know, you know.) 💜#birds

Responding to today's prompt to post #birds hanging out with other critters. This tiny pīwakawaka fantail is trying to gob down a big brown fly, but fails much to its frustration. (tried posting an animated GIF but sadly it didn't work on Blue Sky - but this photo still shows the battle was real)

If you feel the need for more #birds in your feed, I'll try to help you out... This whistful bird is a toutouwai or North Island robin. They don't miss a trick, and can even do complicated arithmetic. #awesomebirdsofnz

One of the first groups bluesky recommended to me was Fungi Friends - I feel seen! 🍄📷 I call this image "The Diva" - just reminds me of Diana Ross and The Supremes 😆

coolio - just worked out how to switch my bluesky handle to my domain! sweet

Another day, another social site - where are all the birds? 🐦🦉🦜