Vote Tākapu
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Vote for the Tākapu/Gannet for Bird of the Year!
They are:
-The lemon meringue of birds (fluffy, yellow)
-Romantic heroes (mate 4 life)
-Fashion icons (blue eyeshadow, black lippy)
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Links: https://linktr.ee/votetakapu
They are:
-The lemon meringue of birds (fluffy, yellow)
-Romantic heroes (mate 4 life)
-Fashion icons (blue eyeshadow, black lippy)
Page run by @marcdaalder.bsky.social
Links: https://linktr.ee/votetakapu
What a campaign! Thank you to the one in 70 voters who listed Tākapu on their ballots - together we got nearly 1000 votes, ranking 65th!
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September 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What a campaign! Thank you to the one in 70 voters who listed Tākapu on their ballots - together we got nearly 1000 votes, ranking 65th!
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Preserve Nigel's memory! Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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September 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Preserve Nigel's memory! Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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Memes flying in at the speed of a diving tākapu (140 km/hr)! Check the thread!
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September 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Memes flying in at the speed of a diving tākapu (140 km/hr)! Check the thread!
Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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I will pursue you until you have voted....
Which you can do at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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Which you can do at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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September 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I will pursue you until you have voted....
Which you can do at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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Which you can do at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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September 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Confused by all the talk of vote validation? 🗳️We can't let spam-bots decide who gets the crown! 🤖 So we can only count verified votes. Once you've submitted your picks, you're just a click away from verification. ✅
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Every vote counts! Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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September 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A campaign ad from our friends at Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safari.
Every vote counts! Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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Every vote counts! Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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Don't let flightless orbs and heartless raptors steal this election. Make sure you verify your vote by clicking the link you got emailed or your vote won't count!
Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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September 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Don't let flightless orbs and heartless raptors steal this election. Make sure you verify your vote by clicking the link you got emailed or your vote won't count!
Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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No more doomscrolling - go to the gannet colony.
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September 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
No more doomscrolling - go to the gannet colony.
Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
We've just had word in overnight from @forestandbird.bsky.social that a flood of new votes has placed Tākapu not just in the lead, but also in 2nd through 10th as well!
Join the bandwagon, vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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We've just had word in overnight from @forestandbird.bsky.social that a flood of new votes has placed Tākapu not just in the lead, but also in 2nd through 10th as well!
Join the bandwagon, vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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September 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
We've just had word in overnight from @forestandbird.bsky.social that a flood of new votes has placed Tākapu not just in the lead, but also in 2nd through 10th as well!
Join the bandwagon, vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
#boty #boty2025 #birdoftheyear
We've just had word in overnight from @forestandbird.bsky.social that a flood of new votes has placed Tākapu not just in the lead, but also in 2nd through 10th as well!
Join the bandwagon, vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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I'll lose Uno but I won't lose Bird of the Year
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September 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I'll lose Uno but I won't lose Bird of the Year
Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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$334.79 is a steal considering what you get
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September 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
$334.79 is a steal considering what you get
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Anyone else? 😅
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September 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Anyone else? 😅
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September 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The internal nostrils allow tākapu to make breathtaking dives without, you know, having their breath taken.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The internal nostrils allow tākapu to make breathtaking dives without, you know, having their breath taken.
Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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September 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Taste of the sea salt in the air
2. Watching the graceful dives of the tākapu into the ocean
3. The beautiful mating dance of the tākapu
4. Taking a moment at work to make a cuppa and think about the tākapu
5. Stench of the tākapu
1. Taste of the sea salt in the air
2. Watching the graceful dives of the tākapu into the ocean
3. The beautiful mating dance of the tākapu
4. Taking a moment at work to make a cuppa and think about the tākapu
5. Stench of the tākapu
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats
1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats
September 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Taste of the sea salt in the air
2. Watching the graceful dives of the tākapu into the ocean
3. The beautiful mating dance of the tākapu
4. Taking a moment at work to make a cuppa and think about the tākapu
5. Stench of the tākapu
1. Taste of the sea salt in the air
2. Watching the graceful dives of the tākapu into the ocean
3. The beautiful mating dance of the tākapu
4. Taking a moment at work to make a cuppa and think about the tākapu
5. Stench of the tākapu
Oh mate, don't say that!
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September 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Oh mate, don't say that!
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It's day one of #BirdOfTheYear2025! You can vote for five birds and unlike previous years, there's no ranking - each vote counts equally!
Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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September 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's day one of #BirdOfTheYear2025! You can vote for five birds and unlike previous years, there's no ranking - each vote counts equally!
Vote Tākapu at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/australasian...!
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Just days away from the start of voting in #BirdOfTheYear2025! Are YOU ready to #VoteTākapu on Monday?
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September 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Just days away from the start of voting in #BirdOfTheYear2025! Are YOU ready to #VoteTākapu on Monday?
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Two weeks till voting begins! Are you ready? @forestandbird.bsky.social #birdoftheyear2025 #birdoftheyear #boty #boty2025 #votetakapu
August 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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their little mounded nests are about the size of a large pizza and only just out of pecking range so it ends up being l rigidly spaced. gannets who land in the nesting area are chased and bullied because that's private property bitch, get your own spot
August 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
their little mounded nests are about the size of a large pizza and only just out of pecking range so it ends up being l rigidly spaced. gannets who land in the nesting area are chased and bullied because that's private property bitch, get your own spot
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diving is dangerous on the west coast because of unpredictable swells etc so they have evolved to have skills 5x thicker than non diving birds. they raise just one chick at a time because it's so labour-intensive to feed them. the parents take turns on the nest and going to the supermarket (ocean)
August 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
diving is dangerous on the west coast because of unpredictable swells etc so they have evolved to have skills 5x thicker than non diving birds. they raise just one chick at a time because it's so labour-intensive to feed them. the parents take turns on the nest and going to the supermarket (ocean)
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they regularly fly up to 100km a day. they choose rocky outcrops over the sea to nest on because it's good launching into the wind real estate. older couples bully younger couples and singles to go to the edges of the nesting areas. they have air bags in their cheeks
August 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
they regularly fly up to 100km a day. they choose rocky outcrops over the sea to nest on because it's good launching into the wind real estate. older couples bully younger couples and singles to go to the edges of the nesting areas. they have air bags in their cheeks
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who wants gannet facts? you do. they mate for life (~20 years) and I dont know how this is possible considering they all look exactly alike. they spend time apart but return to the same spot and flirt by wiggling their necks together and shimmying and beak tapping. it's fucking adorable to watch
August 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
who wants gannet facts? you do. they mate for life (~20 years) and I dont know how this is possible considering they all look exactly alike. they spend time apart but return to the same spot and flirt by wiggling their necks together and shimmying and beak tapping. it's fucking adorable to watch
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