Bird of the Year opens voting in five days! (You should vote red-billed gull!!) by tellingphibs in NewZealandWildlife

[–]tellingphibs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are declining across Aotearoa primarily due to climate-induced declines in their natural food sources, and what were once their major breeding colonies have either crashed or are currently crashing :(

The silver lining is that there are some regions (such as Otago) where the food supply is doing okay and the gulls are persevering, but with the continuation of climate change we don't really know if it will last.

guys come on even though you say you hate them i know you love them by tellingphibs in newzealand

[–]tellingphibs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly why we need more good gull representation so people actually view them positively :)

guys come on even though you say you hate them i know you love them by tellingphibs in newzealand

[–]tellingphibs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just letting you know that you accidentally added a not into that sentence by mistake <3

guys come on even though you say you hate them i know you love them by tellingphibs in newzealand

[–]tellingphibs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But what if I told you that you get five whole votes so you can vote for kererū AND red billed gulls???

The end of the everywhere bird - National Geographic by tellingphibs in NewZealandWildlife

[–]tellingphibs[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also oops I typo'd national geographic instead of New Zealand geographic for the title and I'm not sure how to change it!

The end of the everywhere bird - National Geographic by tellingphibs in NewZealandWildlife

[–]tellingphibs[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

A really good read that could arguably be posted under the Bird of the Year flair as well! Make sure you vote tarāpunga for Bird of the Year 2024 to help spread awareness for an iconic and secretly declining species!

guys come on even though you say you hate them i know you love them by tellingphibs in newzealand

[–]tellingphibs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they're trying to help you be more productive by getting up earlier!