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Some birds stash unopened seeds for use later. But how do they know which seeds are worth the trouble, before expending the energy to open them? A ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Let’s talk about nests. Every spring, robins build their cup-shaped nests using grass and mud. Orioles weave a hanging sack. It’s hard work, and ye...
- Added: Jun 29, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Scientists once believed that Australia’s songbirds — such as this Superb Lyrebird — were the result of lost birds from Asia and Africa colonizing ...
- Added: Jun 29, 2015
- Length: 01:45
After hatching, baby robins spend up to 15 days in the nest. By July, many young American Robins have left the nest, or fledged. But they aren't re...
Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, KRPS, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Jun 29, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 4
Not only are most orioles eye-catching, but they also rank among the world's most accomplished nest-builders. Female orioles — like the Baltimore O...
Bought by KICI Iowa City and WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Jun 29, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 2
economist Jeff Rubin. Actor Tab Hunter. Music: No Joy
- Added: Jun 25, 2015
- Length: 01:02:06
First, then celebrated author David Brooks looks at what he calls the culture of the big me, a phenomena that emphasizes external success. He compa...
Bought by WCNY, KCMJ Community Radio, KEDT, and WCWP
- Added: Jun 23, 2015
- Length: 59:54
- Purchases: 4
A typical songbird belts out its song between 1,000 and 2,500 times per day. Even though most bird songs last only a few seconds, that's a lot of w...
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Jun 01, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
In a dramatic and sometimes deadly aerial ballet, a Peregrine Falcon dives on a flock of Dunlins. Seeking escape, the shorebirds flash white and da...
- Added: Jun 01, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Do vultures detect carrion by sight or by smell? The lightbulb moment came to ornithologist Kenneth Stage when a Union Oil employee told him of vul...
- Added: Jun 01, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Dana Lyons amazing and timely new album the Great Salish Sea
- Added: May 29, 2015
- Length: 29:13
In Austin, Texas a movie theater called the Alamo Drafthouse has figured out a dreamy summertime way to screen its movies — an all-day canoe ride. ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 19, 2015
- Length: 04:19
- Purchases: 1
It’s been said that if someone knows only three birds, one of them will be the crow. They’re common, easy to see, and even easier to hear. But crow...
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 01:45
This Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in a Central Texas woodland. Its small breeding range is ever more fragmented by residential development, an...
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Brain imaging studies have shown that hearing enjoyable music “lights up” the mesolimbic reward pathway in the human brain. But how does a bird exp...
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Even though it’s been known for many years that birds spit out caterpillars they find repellent, little research has been devoted to birds’ sense o...
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 01:45
Oral historian Blanche Girouard talks to orchestral conductor Leigh O'Hara about his passion for his model railway
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 29:01
Oral historian Blanche Girouard talks to the Hon Timothy Palmer about his enthusiasm for dung beetles.
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 28:25
On this episode of "The Live Feed" we feature Noah Glenn Short, also known as Mista Clue. Noah is a Winona native who enjoys sharing his unique aco...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Apr 12, 2015
- Length: 28:25
- Purchases: 1
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have official birds. To become a state bird, it helped to be familiar, colorful, and have a punchy song....
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 2
April 23 is the birthday of William Shakespeare. Mr. Shakespeare was pretty well acquainted with-among one or two other things-birds. More than for...
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:45
When a Carolina Wren like this one sings, something remarkable happens. These birds can sing so loudly that you almost have to shout to be heard ...
Bought by KBIA, KSFR, and WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 3
In his book Welcome To Subirdia, bird expert John Marzluff offers a guide for living in close proximity to birds and other wildlife. His advice inc...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Apr 06, 2015
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
The Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation may have one of the most unique benefactors around. KFAI producer Susan Budig introduces us to Roswel...
- Added: Feb 24, 2015
- Length: 05:00
Kendrick Bradley is a mountain biker. He’s from Bellingham. One of his favorite spots to ride is Galbraith Mountain – it’s practically his backyard...
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 08:44
