Wrens (Family: Troglodytidae)
Today’s episode—which is Episode 58—is all about birds in the family Troglodytidae. These are the wrens. Wrens are small, perky songbirds, most of which are some shade of brown. All the species in ...
18 Aug 202244min
Flocking Behavior in Birds
This episode—which is Number 57— is all about the flocking behavior of birds. Birds of many species spend at least part of their yearly cycle hanging out in groups. This could be just a handful of in...
7 Aug 202230min
How Bird Feathers Get Their Colors
This episode—which is Number 56— is all about the colors of birds. The diversity of color in bird plumages is one of the things we love most about these animals. But bird plumages are impressive not o...
21 Juli 202241min
Flamingos
This is Episode 55. It’s all about birds in the avian family Phoenicopteridae. These are the flamingos. No doubt you already know a fun fact or two about flamingos. These birds are crowd pleasers tha...
8 Juli 202245min
Eggs: Incredible and Commendable
This episode—which is Number 54—is all about bird eggs. This is an important topic. Eggs are a fundamental aspect of bird biology. Recently, in Episode 49 of the podcast, I covered the topic of nest...
24 Juni 202256min
Avian Flu
This episode—which is Number 53—is all about Avian Influenza. Or colloquially what we call the Avian Flu or Bird Flu. Depending on where you live, you might have noticed news headlines in recent mont...
12 Juni 202234min
Giant Birds: Go Big or Go Home
This is Episode 52. Today, we’re talking about bird species that are way, way bigger than your average chickadee or finch. Our focus will be on evolutionary lineages that spawned some very large bi...
26 Maj 202228min
The Northern Cardinal
This is Episode 51. Our bird of interest today is the Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis. This species is widespread across the eastern and southern US. It’s so well-known and loved that it’s t...
6 Maj 202232min
