Kea - Tumblr Posts

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AHHH they're stunning!!!

could you draw a kea :3

Kea, Nestor notabilis

Kea!! My favorite rainwing character of my own so far! (Don't tell Splendor! :])

And this is some of my best art to date, so if you followed for art, i don't know if it gets any better than this! /jk

Tumblr eats the quality, tap to enlarge and such

birdoftheyear.org.nz

Bird of the Year ‹ Forest & Bird

Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.

Tumblr loves a good poll don't they? Well here's your chance to vote in Aotearoa New Zealand's bird of the century election. The election that actually had confirmed cases of voter fraud in 2020. Though that was not the first case of fowl play, with accusations made by the winner's rival faction, the takahe, in 2008 of accepting "undeclared political donations from wealthy migratory birds living in Monaco", though this was cleared by the SFFO (Serious Feathered Fraud Office).

Its also the only bird popularity contest (AFAIK) which has been won by a bat (a major NZ controversy).

People get very passionate about this competition, and brands and political leaders will give support to their favorite species. The wikipedia page on the competition has both a controversies and a celebrity endorsement section. Adult Toy Megastore has historically given support to the hihi for their efforts in "[leading] the sex positivity movement among songbirds" and modeling consensual polyamory.

My personal favorite is the kea, which is too smart for its own good, and has knowingly diverted traffic by dragging cones onto the road to get cars to drive around them. They did this multiple times, just for the sake of chaos. They now have a kea playground at the tunnel purpose built to distract them from their destruction. They also once tried to steal my shoelaces off my feet, which I can respect.

Keas ABSOLUTELY understand driving. They were caught on camera moving road cones for the express purpose of redirecting traffic. (They were then built a playground to bribe them into not doing that)

They also set of predator traps (for rats n stoats) with rocks for no reason than 'trap make loud bang noise hehe'

Playtime for young kea birds! There’s a benefit to this apparently carefree behavior. It helps establish long-lasting relationships between the youngsters and even diffuses tension. David Attenborough | BBC Earth

Kea- keas are the only mountain dwelling parrots and are known for being incredibaly intelligent, often considered by some to be smarter than crows

A guest comic I did for the wonderful Angi of Devil's Cake while she was busy with con prep. Along with her main characters Kea and Zoshi, there is a cameo of my character Marni. :)