Bird Songs - Part 2
Episode: 6 Summary This episode is Part 2 of 2 about Bird Songs. In the last episode, Part 1, we talked mostly about the “how” and the “who” of bird songs. We haven’t really talked about the “why,” ...
22 Sep 202019min
Bird Songs - Part 1
Episode: 5 Summary This episode is Part 1 of 2 about Bird Songs. The voices of birds dominate nature’s soundscape. Bird songs and calls can be heard in almost every environment on the planet. In th...
22 Sep 202021min
Migration in Birds
Episode: 4SummaryThe annual long-distance movements of birds are amazing feats of endurance and navigation.Learn about the various forms of migration and other annual movements in birds. We’ll cover m...
22 Sep 202031min
The Biodiversity of Birds
Episode: 3 Summary Birds are an incredibly successful and diverse group of animals. In this episode, you’ll get an overview of the origin of avian species diversity and its present-day distribution...
22 Sep 202023min
Competition Between Bird Species
Episode: 2 Summary Learn about the ways that different bird species compete with each other over food and other resources. I first talk about the concept of the ecological niche, since this is so imp...
22 Sep 202023min
The Origin of Birds
Episode: 1 Summary Learn about the deep evolutionary origin of birds and follow their history up to the great extinction that happened 66 million years ago. First, I discuss what we mean when we say ...
19 Sep 202025min
