PRX - Pieces for Topic: Environment
Can't find it?
Try Advanced Search
When you think of habitat, think of home. For a jay that lives in the forest, the forest is its habitat – where it finds food, water, shelter, and ...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Unlike many shorebirds, Willets breed inland. When nesting is done, they migrate south to both Atlantic and Pacific coastlines in the U.S. and Cent...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Sometimes in spring or summer, you might see a fledgling songbird. Like a toddler, it’s unsteady, awkward, and learning the ropes. And you might wo...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
When migratory birds fly through populated areas at night, buildings with lights on can cause them to become disoriented. And birds don’t see clear...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
In shallow waters off the coast of Massachusetts, ocean predators come from far and wide to hunt. Humpback whales join Great Shearwaters and many o...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Nocturnal Long-eared Owls tuck up in dense stands of trees across North America and temperate Europe and Asia. They may form communal roosts up to ...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Fruit-doves are forest-dwelling doves of the South Pacific found on island groups like the Philippines and New Guinea. There are 54 species of frui...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Today is World Migratory Bird Day, which recognizes the incredible journeys birds make, the challenges they face, and how we can help them on their...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
When you provide places for migratory birds to rest and refuel, you’re helping them complete their long journeys and reach their destination safely...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Every BirdNote episode starts with a solid grounding in research. When we play a bird sound for you, first we make sure you're hearing the right sp...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
BirdNote shows begin in many ways: a great listener question, witnessing a cool bird behavior, or a new scientific discovery. But there’s one commo...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Whether you know your neighborhood inside-out or you just moved and are getting to know the area, BirdNote adds another dimension to how you unders...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
When a new generation of birds hatches, they copy the songs they hear from nearby adults. A young bird’s first attempts aren’t perfect. But like an...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
A bird of prey in the American Southeast takes grace to an utterly new level. It's the Swallow-tailed Kite. A sleek raptor with a deeply forked tai...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Gulls seem so much a part of the sea that we often just call them "seagulls," a colloquial title for these graceful, ubiquitous creatures. Twenty-t...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Parrots are among the smartest of birds. But are they clever enough to know each other by name? Research conducted by ornithologist Karl Berg sugge...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
May in an Eastern hardwood forest, and the chorus of spring birdsong is nearing its peak. The Carolina Wren, a year-round resident, has been singin...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Poet Craig Santos Perez grew up on the island of Guam, and later moved to Hawai‘i where his children were born. Both are places that once flourishe...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
In this episode of BirdNoir, the private eye gets a call from H. Jon Benjamin about unusual Wild Turkey behavior. A male turkey (known as a “tom”) ...
Bought by Prairie Public, WFHB, and KBIA
- Added: Mar 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 3
Morning is a great time for birding – that’s the peak of singing and foraging activity for many species. But it’s not the only time to experience b...
Bought by WFHB
- Added: Mar 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
Birds like finches, chickadees and this Northern Cardinal love sunflower seeds, but each species uses a different strategy to extract the meat. Whe...
Bought by WFHB
- Added: Mar 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
Birding is often best in the least likely places. At sewage treatment plants, watch for ducks and gulls - and raptors keeping watch over them all. ...
Bought by WFHB
- Added: Mar 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
Poet Claire Wahmanholm's work focuses on nature and the environment. As she was walking around a nature preserve north of Chicago, Claire was liste...
Bought by WFHB
- Added: Mar 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
Cactus Wrens, which may nest several times between March and September, carefully orient their nests in tune with the season. These bulky twig stru...
Bought by WFHB
- Added: Mar 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
The eerie sound of the Great Tinamou can be heard in the lowland jungle throughout much of Central and South America. Secretive — and almost imposs...
Bought by WFHB
- Added: Mar 18, 2024
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
