Episode 36: Bittern Pill to Swallow (American Bittern, Least Bittern)
Everyone has heard of herons and egrets, but bitterns get no love. That is, until listener Kayla suggested this episode on the American and Least Bittern! These shy wetland birds are easy to overlook...
3 Sep 202154min
Episode 35: Flying Fish: Collab with Katie Osborn of the Fisherwoman Podcast
On a surface level, birds and fish may seem like they don't have a lot in common, but they are just two pieces of this lovely ecosystem we love to learn about. Join John and Katie on a special collabo...
18 Aug 20211h 3min
Episode 34: Flying Purple People Eater: Extinct Giant Raptors of New Zealand (Haast's Eagle, Eyles's Harrier)
When you think of "man-eater" a few animals come to mind: Lions, Tigers, and Bears....but what about an Eagle that regularly takes down 300 pound prey? Oh my! ..In this episode of Dirty Bird Podcast, ...
2 Aug 202137min
Episode 33: No Mo Moa: The 9 Extinct Moa Species of New Zealand
For tens of million of years giant, wingless birds thrived on New Zealand. When Kupe, one of the first Maori people, arrived around the year 1000 it was the closest to Jurassic Park human history has ...
19 Jul 202155min
Episode 32: Royal Peckers: The (Probably) Extinct Imperial Woodpecker
While it's the largest woodpecker to ever peck on the face of the earth, the Imperial Woodpecker gets much less love than its close relative the famous Ivory Billed Woodpecker. New Yorker and Dirty Bi...
24 Jun 20211h 8min
Episode 31: What’s In Your Birdseed? PLUS Dirty Bird Names Quiz
In this ex-seedingly fun episode, John and Tim go beyond the labels to find out what’s really in your birdseed. Are you providing a well balanced meal at your backyard feeder or helping spread invasiv...
13 Jun 20211h 9min
Episode 30: Birds, Bees, and Chimpanzees: Interview with Bill Wallauer, Cinematographer and Scientific Advisor for the Jane Goodall Institute
Bill Wallauer has spent a lifetime appreciating and filming nature. He first began working with Jane Goodall in the 1980s filming wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and has provided footage for well known p...
26 Mai 20211h 14min
Episode 29: Heron Addicts (Great Blue Heron)
pssst...psst...got any more of those great blue heron facts? Yes we do! John welcome's Kathryn back to the show as they discuss everything you need to know about Great Blue Herons. As an added bonus, ...
4 Mai 20211h 10min
