Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Family: Laridae)
This is Episode 47. It’s all about birds in the family Laridae. This is an ancient evolutionary lineage that originated over 70 million years ago, when the world was still ruled by dinosaurs. Besides...
10 Maalis 202242min
Wallace's Line: Where Two Bird Worlds Collide
This episode—which is Number 46—is about a special place in the Malay Archipelago where two bird worlds collide. This region lies between Southeast Asia and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific ...
18 Helmi 202219min
Solving Bird Mysteries with Forensic Ornithology
This episode is all about forensic ornithology. This is a field where specialists use scientific techniques to identify bird species from trace evidence. Evidence like maybe a bit of feather, a bone f...
11 Helmi 202249min
Coffee and Bird Conservation
This episode—which is Number 44—is about the relationship between coffee production and bird conservation. We'll get into how do different types of coffee cultivation affect birds, and the conservat...
20 Tammi 202218min
The Common Loon
This episode—which is Number 43—is all about the Common Loon, Gavia immer. People in Europe may know it as the Great Northern Diver. This bird is a symbol of the northern wilderness in North America. ...
13 Tammi 202238min
Awesome Things We Learned About Birds in 2021
2021 is over, yo! So it's time for the Annual Review Episode! We’ll be looking back at some highlights of bird science in the year 2021. What fascinating things did ornithologists and other biologis...
30 Joulu 202137min
Swallows and Martins
This episode is all about birds in the family Hirundinidae. These are the swallows and martins. Other than when they’re nesting, swallows are in the air almost all day long. This aerial lifestyle and...
23 Joulu 202148min
Fire and Birds
Ecologists and ornithologists have been studying the effects of wildfire on bird populations all over the world. Their research has resulted in many fascinating discoveries about the relationships bet...
7 Joulu 202149min
