How do birds fly anyway? Well, in an incredible number of ways, adapted to their needs and circumstances. Birds have evolved from dinosaurs, some have evolved to not fly, others to fly in so many different habitats, circumstances and ways that to understand all of this is beyond human comprehension, but my guest on this episode, Dr. Peter Cavanagh, has set out to help readers understand a lot of what is understood, in a way that a non-PhD scientist can comprehend. Listen, read and learn.
Find Dr. Cavanagh online at on his website.
Here is a link to buy his book on Buteo Books.
Check out some pretty spectacular photography on his Instagram page.
Read more on the Bird Banter blog.
Leave a review or rating on your favorite podcast feed to help me out.
Until next time, good birding and good day!
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The Bird Banter Podcast #193 woith Rick Szabo
Rick Szabo is a birder, birding guide, and participant on the current NBC series Destination X, a reality TV competition where Rick's superpower is his knowledge of the range and distribution of the birds of most areas of the world. He remains in the competition at the time this episode drops, so watch to see if he can win the competition. Rick and his wife also make birding and travel videos you can watch on his You Tube channel as well as on his Instagram feed.
As always there are more links and info on the blog post associated with this episode on BirdBanter.com
Until next time, good birding and good day!
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The Bird Banter Podcast #192 with Suzy Buttress
On this episode I Suzy Buttress, the host and creator of The Casual Birder Podcast, talk about her birding story, her podcast, and her community of birders that she has nurtured around her podcast audience. It is a good story of advocacy, ambassadorship, and enthusiasm for birding, and I admire her work.
Just prior to recording this episode, Suzy and I talked with me as her guest for her podcast, so that was a different experience too. Check out our episode together at the link above also if you like.
As usual, check out the blog post on BirdBanter.com where I'll discuss a few of the topics we cover in the episode.
Thanks for listening.
Good birding and good day!
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The Bird Banter Podcast #191 with Erick Masias
Dr. Erick Masias and I talk about his relatively recent and intense start as a birder, and his involvement in the Chicago birding community, the BIPOC birding community, the local birding scene in Chicago, and about his upcoming move to the central California Bay area for residency. I really enjoyed hearing his story and stories. I hope you do too.
Paper on the breeding and migration of high Arctic breeding Sabine's Gulls.
The Joy Bird Podcast
The Urban Birding Festival
Windy City Bird Lab
Chicago BIPOC birders on Instagram
Erick on Instagram
The Field Museum
As always see the Bird Banter Blog post for more info and links.
Thanks for listening. Good birding and good day!
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The Bird Banter Podcast #190 with Gabriel Willow
I met Gabriel Willow when his trip and the western Colombian Andes trip I took with Molly Brown and Hillstar Nature Tours overlapped. I learned about common experiences I share with Gabriel, growing up in small towns in Maine, birding in and around NYC (admittedly much less for me) and was excited when Gabriel agreed to talk for the podcast.
Check out Gabriel's NYC area and other tours on his website.
See more links on the BirdBanter.com blog post associated with this episode.
Thanks for listening. Good birding.
Bird Watchers, Birders, Nature Lovers should hear the Bird Banter Podcast. Hear Birders talk about birdwatching, or birding for the more passionate. Hear their birding stories, about bird watching experiences, about birding research, birding travel, and birdwatching anecdotes. It’s fun, conversational and tries to be a birding ambassador to improve the world one birder at a time.
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