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[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Again the humble sandfly gets a snub. If a bat can win so should our bitey airborne tiny thing.

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 0 points 1 month ago

When our girls were little I tried as I much as I could to convince them that sea gulls were sandfly because they lived on the sand and could fly

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Voting happens here: https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/#voting

Anyone got a favourite or one they want to campaign for, try to pull in some extra votes?

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fernbird or Bittern for me

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm an undecided voter, gonna try to sell them to me? What do you like about those two in particular?

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 0 points 1 month ago

both very unassuming, and seldom seen.

You might see fernbirds, but will more often just hear a double tick-tick-tick-chirp

Australasian bittern, good luck see one of them. If you are very lucky you might just hear one 'booming' with a himpf-himpf call

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 month ago

Voted Morpork again.