Akshara
Persuasive
Introduction
I firmly believe that the ruru should bird of the year. You should listen to me because firstly, in the Maori culture, it is treasured and seen as the watchful guardian. Secondly, the ruru stands out and looks elegant and thirdly it is very unique. Let me explain all of this with detail.
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Firstly, the ruru is an elegant, vivid bird that stands out from other NZ birds for its unique and interesting characteristics.
The ruru(morepork) is a chestnut brown, compact owl. It has conspicuous yellow eyes and they are set into two facial disks either side of a small sharply hooked bill. The back feathers are dark-brown, spotted delicately with white.The breast is dark-brown, variably streaked with cream and brown through to rufous, a reddish-brown colour. The reason it stands out is because its eyes are a vibrant yellow and they shine in the moonlight.
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As I told you before that the ruru in Maori is called the watchful guardian. As a bird of the night, the ruru is combined with the spirit world. Its unusually high, shrill call means negative news such as a death. Although the more common ruru call announces positive news. The morepork also stands for sincere, useful, suitable and up-to-date.
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The marvelous morepork is extremely unique.
The morepork is the only remaining native owl species found in New Zealand apart from the barn owl, which has only very recently colonised New Zealand from Australia. It is also the only species of owl in New Zealand that inhabits forests.
Conclusion
The ruru is an extraordinary bird. It is elegant, seen as the watchful guardian and it is unique. moreporks are extremely special, and no other bird could be better than a ruru. So please, vote the ruru/morepork to be BIRD OF THE YEAR!!!
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Well done akshara!! I like how you explained everything in detail and you put in lots of facts. next time maybe you could add a little more sophisticated words.\
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