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Eagle Cliff in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch State Park is an important nesting site for Peregrine Falcons. Each year, popular climbing routes in...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Researchers studying birds called Japanese Tits, relatives of the chickadees and titmice in North America, noticed that mates raising chicks togeth...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
The spider’s web is an intricate piece of precision engineering. Made from large proteins, it’s sticky, stretchy, and tough. So it’s no surprise th...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Male Great Egrets have special long feather plumes called aigrettes, which they use in courtship displays in the spring. These beautiful big birds ...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Artist David Shepard designs aloha shirts with illustrations of Hawai‘i's native flora and fauna. David actually trained as a botanist, and one of ...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Tiny Marsh Wrens live in wetlands, usually within cattails, reeds, or bulrushes. After choosing his territory, the male weaves up to 15 dome-shaped...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
In this episode, J. Drew Lanham shares how his grandmother’s personal names for the birds helped shape his own relationships with birds. Names such...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
As singers go, American Robins are exceptional. They’re often the first birds to sing in the morning, and the last you’ll hear in the evening. Whil...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
If you’re new to birding, you might be baffled by names like Couch’s Kingbird, Wilson’s Warbler, and Townsend’s Solitaire. These birds were named i...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Rails are secretive marsh birds, and they’re on the decline. But a researcher playing their recorded calls over a loudspeaker could help bring them...
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- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:13
- Purchases: 1
The North Country Trail runs through the heart of the Great Lakes region and covers 4,800 miles. Less than 20 people have ever hiked the entire NCT...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 15:38
America’s bird, the bald eagle, is facing a tremendous challenge. As scavengers, they feed on what we and other animals leave behind. But lead cont...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:03
There’s this elusive bird found throughout the Great Lakes region. If you know where to look, you can often spot it where fields and wetlands meet....
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 07:46
Flying squirrels glow pink under a blacklight. How many other mammals do this? What causes them to glow? The hardest question of all might never be...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 17:50
Rock hunting holds a special place in Joyce Fetrow’s heart. Years ago, she battled alcoholism that drove her to some dark places. Now, Joyce dedica...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 11:56
Invasive species often spread by hitching a ride on anglers, especially anglers who don’t clean their gear after fishing. Though this is widely kno...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:07
Freshwater jellyfish have been in inland lakes and rivers throughout the Great Lakes region since 1933. But a century after their discovery, we sti...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:54
The importance of keeping our outdoor spaces beautiful.
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- Added: Jun 10, 2024
- Length: 58:01
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See Yourself As Others See You
- Added: Jun 10, 2024
- Length: 02:00
Minnesota is home to the only all-owl education center in the United States.
Why an owl center in Minnesota? Well, it started with an owl named Al...
- Added: Jun 06, 2024
- Length: 06:00
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Right-Wing Extremist Network Financed Moms For Liberty; Green Workers Alli...
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- Added: May 29, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
After young birds have left the nest and can fly short distances, they still follow their parents and beg for food. They squawk and assume a beggin...
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- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 01:45
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Evolution on islands can produce unusually large species. Haast’s Eagle lived on the islands now known as New Zealand. With a wingspan of 9 feet an...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 01:45
Raising baby birds is a lot of work. You might think that after seeing off their fledged young ones, bird parents would call it a day. But a surpri...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 01:45
In grasslands of the central U.S., birds called Dickcissels sing a quirky song that “spells out” the syllables of their name. Dickcissels are appro...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 01:45