All Pieces for John Kessler
Phoebe Snetsinger saw more than 8,400 species of birds in her lifetime! You don't have to keep a list to enjoy birds, but the variety you see in yo...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
Most birds have the capacity to make red feathers, even those that lack red plumage. This discovery was revealed by scientists who studied Red-fact...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
It's morning on the island of New Guinea, and the lowland forests erupt with the crowing calls of Birds of Paradise. Male Raggiana Birds of Paradis...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
Snow Buntings begin their lives amid the harsh conditions of the high Arctic. They're prized winter visitors to the northern tier of states. Look f...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
For birds and other animals with good natural insulation, winter provides a striking benefit as they scavenge. Bacteria function very slowly or not...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
During December, birds spend the long, cold nights in a protected place, sheltered from rain and safe from nighttime predators. Small forest birds,...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
Birds are an important part of Christmas in Norway. On Christmas Eve, sheaves of wheat or oats are tied to a post or hung on the door, to feed the ...
Bought by WTIP
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
When a soaring Short-toed Snake-Eagle spots a delicious snake, it swoops down, grabs it with its talons, then tears off the snake’s head. Still on ...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
On the north Atlantic coast, a slate-gray sandpiper picks among the barnacles and mussels that encrust a jetty’s massive boulders. At the same mome...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
A winter morning in Oaxaca, Mexico—a great time to visit old friends who spent the summer in the United States. Yellow-rumped Warblers and Western ...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
Long-distance migration can be hard on a bird’s body. For example, this Swainson’s Thrush might migrate between northern Canada and South America, ...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
This American Robin has caterpillars and an earthworm in its beak. But which food source is the real prize? Everyday earthworms are higher in prote...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
The Northern Goshawk is one of the most fearsome and admired of all birds of prey — and the largest hawk of the northern forest. Since at least med...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
In the boreal forest, winter temperatures routinely drop to 30 degrees below zero. Birds that spend the winter in this harsh domain rely on remarka...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
The ancient Greeks and Egyptians described a mythical bird called the Phoenix, a magnificent creature that was a symbol of renewal and rebirth. Acc...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
The flocking movements of homing pigeons are governed by a pecking order. Higher-ranked birds have more influence over how the flock moves. Leading...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
The males and females of many bird species, like these Blue Jays, look identical. And crows, which at least to our eyes, are all the same color and...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
The shallow waters and wide mudflats of the Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary are alive with thousands of gulls, terns, and shorebirds. American Av...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
When small family farms gave way to large, industrial agricultural operations, the Snow Geese followed. Waste grain left over from harvests has cau...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45
Driving the freeway or a narrow country road, you may glance up at a light pole where a large hawk sits in plain view. If it's brown and somewhat m...
- Added: Nov 21, 2018
- Length: 01:45