#kea (bird)

[viribuskirk]

Birds and Names !

[ghoastlytoastly]

Once again thinking about beeple… kea bird Viktor and bleeding heart dove Jayce - (for an actual au I’m thinking of them both being corvids I just really wanted to draw kea Viktor)

[parxlava]

Soulmates Extra Prompt 2:

I had to give grian a bird beak -v- Prompt: Feathers Time: 4 hours (how did i do that????) @mcyt-soulmate-sweepstakes

[ileikbees]

look alright, I know everyone is headcanoning Grian as a kōtare (kingfisher) this season because of his obsessive crush on the ocean but I need you guys to hear me out on this okay... if anyone is a kōtare this season it's 100% Gem (I mean c'mon her skin has the blues and everything!). no, Grian is not a kōtare, Grian is and always will be a kea.

(reasoning under the cut because it got kind of long, as well as some pictures of birds being idiots)

first things first, not only are they a parrot (which I have seen Grian headcanoned as being alongside being a macaw specifically) but their colors fit his vibe, just look at these funky lil guys??

majestic dorks.

secondly, kea are not only the worlds only alpine parrot (hello magic mountaineers? he may have a crush on the ocean but he did choose to build his base against a mountain this season), they're also well known for being (and I feel the need to stress this) absolute fucking prankster gods. they're literally known for their mischievous, chaos bringing personalities, are smart as hell, and are extremely curious and playful to boot. they're literally (lovingly) called the 'clown of the mountain' by some people.

like seriously, here's a small list of things kea have been known to do:

dive bombing roofs to, essentially, use them as fun little slides

they also like to roll stones down roofs for fun

exploring anything new - they're known to investigate backpacks, skis, and even cars, they especially love anything they can easily mess with or grab

on the topic of investigating backpacks, they will literally open said backpacks in order to steal things like food

knocking over skis so that they can ride downhill on them

throwing stones at humans for fun

peeling off and eating the rubber on cars

just fucking with cars in general (see below for an image of a kea messing with a towbar) they'll strip your car of anything not bolted or welded down

they'll nick anything they can get their grubby little beaks or claws on including wallets and passports

breaking into houses through cat doors

turning on water taps

learning to use tools to set off stoat traps

playing with traffic cones

playing with snowballs

there was a kea that literally locked a guy inside of his hut

on top of all of this, they're known to do some of this stuff just to entertain other kea around them.

here's some pictures of the idiots doing their thing:

basically, these guys are dicks and I have never seen a more Grian-coded bird in my life than these little shits. kea Grian supemacy.

[yourlocal-therian]

kea parrot with rainbow themes

[welcometololaland]

First of all, I would like to send you love - not just from myself, but also from The Void, The One-Eyed Wonder, and The Worst Creature On Earth. Second of all, you're getting a lot of asks, and I felt left out??? So, if you could have any pet-that-isn't-a-pet (e.g. a wolf, a whole-ass polar bear, 3 rats in a tailor-made trench coat) without any repercussions, what would you choose? Kissing you on the head, by the way. If you care. (You care.)

ah thank you, a blessing from the three wise cats. the sad truth is that i'm actually not getting many asks, i just have some unanswered ones from nice ask week - so sorry to everyone who sent me one, i'm not ignoring you!

look, an interesting question. @kiwiana-writes has very recently introduced me to the most intriguing little demon birds i've ever seen (the kea). apparently, they can pick locks! i didn't know they existed until today, and now i am one part terrified, one part absolutely enthralled. i'm not sure i'd choose them as my one pet, but i'm definitely considering it.

side note, apparently they make friends by attacking each other! wish it could be me.

i've also become very obsessed with kiwi birds who - unbeknownst to me - scream like a banshee despite their very cute packaging! what a lovely surprise!

hope this helps!

[troythecatfish]

[nz-nature-appreciation]

New Zealand kea bird. It can weigh up to 180 Grams when fully grown.

Source: https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/kea-birds/

[kea-lover]

Hunter told me to go on X because there's controversies for everything. I don't know if I should support Them fighting people or not.

What if I post a kea picture and someone tells me to kms because this is a car only form?

anyway Tumblr was the safest bet and none of my mutual are on it yet.

Anyway here's a picture of a Kea

SYKE IT WAS TWO PICTURES ALL ALONG!

[fence-time]

LG Bird T

[mammal-blogging]

Birds of Aotearoa! At the very least, a couple of them!

[fucxingcuties]

[swallowthebanjo]

holy shit fuck yeah

I put every bird I could think of into this wheel. Spin the wheel. You're that bird now.

[aubreyappears]

throwing and mischief violence (from keas - new zealand’s witty daredevils)

[herpsandbirds]

Kea (Nestor notabilis), family Strigopidae, order Psittaciformes, found on the South Island of New Zealand

ENDANGERED.

A few ornithologists place this genus in its own family, Nestoridae, but this has not been widely adopted.

photograph by Pavlina Trauskeova

[itsbansheebitch]

Watch out for the Keas they'll steal your wind shield wipers and tire rims. You'll get a fine if you go after them (endangered species). Keep an eye on your stuff.