Episode Details

Arctic Terns and Their Journey Between Polar SummersSettle in for a quiet exploration of Arctic Terns and Their Journey Between Polar Summers. This episode follows Arctic Terns: The Bird Making the Journey; Why There Are Two Polar Summers; Choosing a Northern Shore and Forming a Pair; A Ground Nest and the Work of Incubation; Growing from Downy Chick to Flying Juvenile; Finding and Catching a Meal; How Researchers Reconstruct the Journey; An Open-Ocean Stop in the North Atlantic; Southward Routes Through Moving Air; Different Colonies, Different Southern Destinations; The Antarctic Ice Edge and Its Food Web; Resting, Preening and Replacing Feathers; A Journey Dependent on Several Living Systems; The Northward Passage; Older Birds and a Northern Shore.Nature Documentary For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.