@matthewhowell oh and you'll need to vote in the #BirdOfTheYear to retain the right to live here 😉 https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/

The ABA Bird of the Year, a female Belted Kingfisher, put on a good showing at Alewife Brook Reservation today, though backlighting was tricky.
800mm lens, cropped
#Birds #BirdPhotography #BirdOfTheYear #BeltedKingfisher

January: #birdoftheyear drawing #1.

This is my first attempt at drawing a Northern Pintail, the first bird I saw this year. I’m going to try drawing them once a month to stretch my skills.

This month, I went with pencil, pen, and marker on mixed media paper. #birdart

Decided to go out to the wildlife refuge. Heading out, didn’t see any birds until I got to the overlook. Peek through the binoculars, expecting to see a Canada goose, only to discover that my 2023 #birdoftheyear is the Northern Pintail!
Let the learning begin!

My 2022 #BirdOfTheYear #birder #BirdsOfMastodon #Birds
Disabilities sidelined me this year so I was thrilled to find a few lifers anyway. A little north of their range so not very common for #Ottawa.
I was charmed by the tuxedo, red velvet combination.
Red-Headed Woodpecker
500mm lens, cropped

the #RURU should have won #birdoftheyear #nz

RT @Forest_and_Bird
MEDIA RELEASE: A visibly drunk kererū has called a snap election. New Zealand will go to the polls to vote for the 2019 #BirdoftheYear between 28Oct-10Nov.
https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/forest-bird-announces-2019-bird-year-dates

Yus! The Rock Wren rules

#BirdoftheYear (and in my profile pic)

#NZTwits

Maybe next year, Tauhou, maybe next year #BirdoftheYear

Bird of the Year is cool. I wonder if creating a localized equivalent, following the model of local elections in each area, could be a way to boost participation in the next local body elections?

#BirdOfTheYear #elections #LocalGovernment

@thoughtfulnz
> Bird of the Year is an annual mock election with a campaign that organically mixes community participation in memes with science communication to inform about the candidate birds and their habitats.

https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10523/10814/NCPACS_written.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

#BirdOfTheYear #ScienceCommunication

I voted! #BirdOfTheYear

RT @Forest_and_Bird@twitter.com

Just a lil update on the voting... 👀👀 #BirdOfTheYear #BirdOfTheYear2022

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Forest_and_Bird/status/1583314154487566336

#BirdoftheYear

RT @TeamTitipounamu@twitter.com

Can we get a collective awww?

These five snuggling titipounamu siblings are history makers! They hatched last year on Te Ahumairangi Hill in Wellington and were the first titipounamu chicks in the area in over 100 years!

#titipounamu #birdoftheyear2022
#birdoftheyear

RT @TeamTitipounamu@twitter.com

Can we get a collective awww?

These five snuggling titipounamu siblings are history makers! They hatched last year on Te Ahumairangi Hill in Wellington and were the first titipounamu chicks in the area in over 100 years!

#titipounamu #birdoftheyear2022
#birdoftheyear

RT @hughgurney@twitter.com

I’m sorry but there is simply NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT for the Pink Robin in the #BirdoftheYear race. Look at it. Just LOOK AT IT. It’s like a bird and a raspberry had children.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/hughgurney/status/1442675208087764994

RT @CassowaryDay@twitter.com
Unlike pesky seagulls Cassowaries only steal your shade ☂️ not your chips 🍟 VOTE1 CASSOWARY #BirdOfTheYear

Bird of the year: get in the #gangganggang https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/oct/27/australian-bird-of-the-year-2019-vote-for-your-favourite #BirdoftheYear

RT @ms_michellelaw@twitter.com
Nothing but respect for MY #BirdOfTheYear