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Reddish Egret - Lagoon Dancer
The Reddish Egret, a particularly glamorous heron, is best known for its startling antics in capturing fish. When fishing, the egret sprints across t…
2 years, 7 months ago
Birding 101: Learning How to Strike Out
When you go birding, sometimes you’re in the right place at the right time and there are more species than you can count. Other times, not so lucky. …
2 years, 7 months ago
Rainwater Basin
For 20,000 years, spring rains and melting snow have filled the playas of the Rainwater Basin of south-central Nebraska. As winter ends, 10 million w…
2 years, 7 months ago
Sandgrouse: Desert Water-carriers
Sandgrouse live in some of the most parched environments on earth. To satisfy the thirst of their chicks, male sandgrouse carry water back to the nes…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Nasally Fish Crow
The harsh caws of American Crows are one of the most familiar bird calls in North America. Fish Crows sometimes join flocks of American Crows as they…
2 years, 7 months ago
Introducing Aviary, the Shapeshifting Bird Superhero
In this episode, we meet Aviary: the superhero alter-ego of a mild-mannered birder bitten by a radioactive feather mite. Aviary became able to shapes…
2 years, 7 months ago
Tree Swallows Spend the Winter
Most swallow species that nest in North America eat almost nothing except flying insects. When the bugs die off in the fall, the swallows head south …
2 years, 7 months ago
Using Birdsong to Check a River’s Health
John Zaktansky leads the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, which is using recording devices to identify birds by sound on different parts o…
2 years, 7 months ago
Great Horned Owls Nest II
When Great Horned Owl eggs hatch, the downy owlets are the size of newborn chickens. Their mother broods them day and night. A few weeks later, the o…
2 years, 7 months ago
Giving Chimney Swifts a Place to Live
Before chimneys existed, Chimney Swifts relied on old hollow trees for nesting and roosting. They can’t perch, they can only cling to a rough vertica…
2 years, 7 months ago