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Judi Lapsley Miller

@artbyjlm.com
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Artist, Scientist, Conservationist. The wearer of many hats. Mad about parrots. YMMV www.artbyjlm.com orcid.org/0000-0002-6020-4254

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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 19/09/2026
It's time to spring into action and plant something in your garden (even if just in a pot) that helps our critters. What are your favourite plants for the birds and the bees? Find out my favourites for NZ gardens here
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Native Plants I Recommend for NZ Gardens
NZ wildlife artist and lifelong gardener Judi Lapsley Miller shares her favourite native plants for attracting birds, bees and butterflies—and those she avoids.
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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Astonishing, heartwarming story in the NY Times (and, for those who like a "New Zealand mentioned", Vaughn Jones is the only ever kiwi Fields Medalist) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/s...
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The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice (Gift Article)
Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn.
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 07/09/2026
Which six would you choose? 🤔🐦 www.artbyjlm.com/cardsurvey2026 I’m updating my greeting card range - if you have a moment, could you rate the 12 contenders? Your votes decide which six I'll print! You’ll also get a 20%-off code for my cards, notebooks, and washi. (Pictured are the current cards)
Six greeting cards with bird motifs
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 08/07/2026
Find out which bird raised the most for conservation this year, and the stories behind the art! www.artbyjlm.com/blogs/news/w...
Montage of 9 bird artworks by Judi Lapsley Miller, featuring tūī, ruru, kōtare, and kākāpō.
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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
You know that feeling when you're struggling to stay awake? #kakapo chicks Tiwhiri-A3 and Tiwhiri-A4 in Tiwhiri's nest on Pukenui/Anchor Island. Both around two weeks old, and doing well. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Exciting times on Anchor Island as we check #kakapo nests for hatching. We’re letting eggs hatch in nests to reduce management intensity. Last night I found these two newly-hatched chicks in Konini’s nest, along with a fertile egg I carried back under a lunar eclipse. #kakapo2026 #conservation
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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds
A kākāpō chick in a nest with an egg. Credit: Deidre Vercoe
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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
If you'd asked me which celebrity would posthumously unveil a list of people she wanted fired into the sun, I would not have guessed Jane Goodall
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Celebrities and venture capitalists throw millions at a company claiming it can breed fake dodos, which seems especially cruel given the dodo’s living relative., the Samoan tooth-billed pigeon or manumea, is on the brink of extinction for lack of money. news.mongabay.com/2025/09/fund...
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Funding is needed to save Samoa’s ‘little dodo’ from extinction (commentary)
It’s early August 2025. Deep in the rainforests of Upolu, on the island of Samoa, Moeumu “Moe” Uili and I have paused our hike, counting the seconds between coo calls from an unseen pigeon hidden in t...
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 16/07/2025
It's my favourite time of year! Time to announce which bird raised the most for conservation 🤩🐦 Who do you think reigned supreme? www.artbyjlm.com/blogs/news/w... #birds #nzbirds #birdart #artbyjlm #conservationfundraising #conservationart
Collage of 9 artworks featuring native birds by artist Judi Lapsley Miller
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 16/07/2025
Thought it was time to update my avatar. This wee ruru is called "The Stargazer" #nzbirds #birdart #artbyjlm #fineart #photoart
Photo-art of a ruru morepork owl in profile with a huge eye against a blurry green and gold background. The style of the artwork has a pastel vibe.
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 16/07/2025
Happy news for kiwi pukupuku fans! These kiwi are genetically bottlenecked, with only about four birds contributing to the current known population's genetics. Additional genetic diversity could make a huge difference in protecting this taonga species from extinction. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Little spotted kiwi found on New Zealand's mainland for first time in 50 years
"I'm not sure how to express how thrilling this rediscovery is for the conservation world," an expert says.
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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Those in NZ: you can see #kakapo and #takahe on last night's Fiordland episode of Endangered Species Aotearoa on TVNZ. Streaming on TVNZ+ #conservation #birds
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Red Easter Rabbit @therabbitkyle.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I love Mad Magazine
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 27/11/2024
Apparently this isn't even made up!
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 26/11/2024
This tūī has opinions! #captionthis #birds #birdphotography
Photo of a quizzical tūī bird looking at the photographer
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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Favourite new word. 'Wofination' 🤓 gizmodo.com/scientists-s...
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These Rare Wolves Sip Nectar Like Bees—and May Pollinate Like Them Too
Researchers have observed some wolves visiting as many as 30 flowers at a time, drawn by their apparently sweet and delicious nectar.
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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
What the Andromeda galaxy would look like from earth if it was a bit brighter
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 24/11/2024
So happy to hear that Pepper the Cockatoo from Staglands has been found! She's such a character. www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/24/e...
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'Early Christmas miracle' - Pepper the cockatoo found in Porirua
A young man who saw a 1News story about the missing parrot recognised her after purchasing Pepper online earlier this week.
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 24/11/2024
Gotta love a classic tūī feeding on wharariki flax photo op! #nzbird #zealandia #tui #birdphotography #birds
Bird perched on flax stem feeding on nectarBird walking along flax stemBird on flowering flax stemBird posed on flax stem
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jem @janetmcallister.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
now over 200,000!! 200,275 as at 8:42 am
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Kylie @styla73.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Toitū Te Tiriti! Kei kona a wairua tonu ahau. It's how we are here. It's why we can stay. It protects people and planet. It stands in the way of unfettered exploitation of both. Anyone who thinks that's a BAD thing should be ashamed.
A Sharon Murdoch cartoon depicting the Tino Rangatiratanga flag as a wave crashing over Luxon, Peters, and Seymour. Seymour has a speech bubble which says 'it'll die down."
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
"Everyone’s a sellout now" Naomi Klein is quoted (via The Guardian) saying the biggest change in the world since 1999 is "neoliberalism has created so much precarity that the commodification of the self is now seen as the only route to any kind of economic security."
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Everybody has to self-promote now. Nobody wants to.
So you want to be an artist. Do you have to start a TikTok?
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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
Wellington has got the "bird sitting on power line" upgrade package.
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Please follow @edent.tel @edent.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
You can now buy my South Up, Aotearoa Centred, Equal-Earth Projection Map shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/12/you-can-no… I'm delighted to announce that I've actually finished a project! Over the last few years, I've been designing a …
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You can now buy my South Up, Aotearoa Centred, Equal-Earth Projection Map
I'm delighted to announce that I've actually finished a project! Over the last few years, I've been designing a custom map. As per the credo of the "Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality", this map uses the Equal Earth projection to ensure proportional land0mass size, the South is at the up, and - of course [...]
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Xander's Skyscape @wellmanneredxs.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
Fabulously exciting rond BORB news! (If you know, you know.) 💜#birds
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 28/11/2023
Responding to today's prompt to post #birds hanging out with other critters. This tiny pīwakawaka fantail is trying to gob down a big brown fly, but fails much to its frustration. (tried posting an animated GIF but sadly it didn't work on Blue Sky - but this photo still shows the battle was real)
tiny bird with a wide opened beak filled with a big brown fly
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 28/11/2023
If you feel the need for more #birds in your feed, I'll try to help you out... This whistful bird is a toutouwai or North Island robin. They don't miss a trick, and can even do complicated arithmetic. #awesomebirdsofnz
A songbird perched on a branch in soft autumnal light. There are identification bands on its legs.
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 26/11/2023
One of the first groups bluesky recommended to me was Fungi Friends - I feel seen! 🍄📷 I call this image "The Diva" - just reminds me of Diana Ross and The Supremes 😆
Tiny orange fungi on a log
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 26/11/2023
coolio - just worked out how to switch my bluesky handle to my domain! sweet
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Judi Lapsley Miller @artbyjlm.com · 25/11/2023
Another day, another social site - where are all the birds? 🐦🦉🦜
A tūī bird perched on a branch and looking at the viewer through it's legs
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