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Uncover the surprising truths about bird mimicry and vocal learning. This episode is about the hidden talents of Australian birds.
Dr Vicky Austin is interested in bird behaviour and how birds interact with each other and their environment. She is particularly fascinated by the vocalisations of female birds. Vicky’s PhD at Western Sydney University focused on the vocalisations of female Superb Lyrebirds (such as mimicry) and how females use these sounds to protect themselves and their chicks. Vicky reckons that vocalisations of female birds are just as spectacular as males and she’s here to share what she knows.
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Links:
* Vicky on Twitter - @avianbehaviour
* Vicky on Instagram - @avianbehaviour
* Vicky at the Animal Ecology Lab - animalecologylab.org/victoria-austin.html
Submit your bird mimic recordings:
* Gregory Andrews magpie mimic recording via 7news - 7news.com.au/news/nsw/magpie-filmed-mimicking-fire-truck-siren-as-bushfires-ravage-nsw-and-victoria-c-629563
* Merlin Sound ID - merlin.allaboutbirds.org/sound-id/
* BIrdNet app - https://birdnet.cornell.edu/
* iNaturalist app - inaturalist.org/posts/6315-recording-bird-calls
* Xeno-canto website - xeno-canto.org
Vicky’s recommendations:
* A First Book of Australian Backyard Bird Songs by Fred Van Gessel - au.newhollandpublishers.com/9781925546408.html
* Where the Lyrebird Lives by Vicky Conley and Max Hamilton - windyhollowbooks.com.au/products/where-the-lyrebird-lives
* Busy Beaks by Sarah Allen - sarahallen.com.au/shop/busy-beaks
* Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker - illustrated.com.au/product/bowerbirdblues/13
* Google Scholar - scholar.google.com.au
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Discover a unique pocket of Western Australia. This episode is about living in regional Australia, Red-winged Fairywrens and birdwatching with an ADHD brain.
Lucy is a bird fanatic living in Margaret River, Western Australia. As a novice birdwatcher, she has enjoyed this very podcast to broaden her knowledge, and feel connected to the birding community around Australia. Lucy loves all birds of all sizes, and has recently started photographing them to share her experiences, as well as try to remember the amazing bird moments she has. Having been diagnosed with ADHD later in life, Lucy has been using birdwatching as a way to calm her mind and to help build a regular routine. Lucy, her wife, and her family walk with appreciation and respect on Wadandi Boodja.
Links:
* Weekend Birder merch - weekendbirder.com/store
* Weekend Birder map of places to visit - weekendbirder.com/places
* Lucy on Instagram - @birdsoftanahmarah
* Tanah Marah website - tanahmarah.com.au
* Tanah Marah on Instagram - @tanahmara
* Tanah Marah on Facebook - @tanahmarahmargaretriver
* Red-winged Fairywren recording by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Get a gentle understanding of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This episode is about the current situation with avian influenza (bird flu), the impact on wild birds and the steps being taken to protect them.
Dr. Michelle Wille is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Pathogen Genomics, University of Melbourne, and has an honorary appointment at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza. Her research is primarily focussed on the ecology and evolution of avian influenza viruses, and she has contributed to Australia’s preparedness for HPAI and response to the domestic H7 outbreaks in Victoria. Beyond influenza, Dr. Wille is also interested in other viruses found in wild birds such as coronaviruses, and more recently, understanding the entire virus communities found in wild birds, including viruses never described before.
Links:
* Michelle’s website - michellewille.com
* Michelle on Twitter/X - @duckswabber
* Michelle’s Avian Influenza resources - michellewille.com/avian-influenza-resources/
* Biodiversity Council’s webinar - biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/insights-from-our-bird-flu-webinar
* Wildlife Health Australia website - wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Incidents/Incident-Information/high-pathogenicity-avian-influenza-information
* Advice for people who encounter sick or dead wild birds - wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Portals/0/Incidents/WHA_Avian_Influenza_Wild_Bird_Disease_Notification_General.pdf
* Advice for bird banders, wildlife rangers and researchers - wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Portals/0/Incidents/HPAI_Advice_for_bird_banders_wildlife_rangers_and_researchers.pdf
* Advice for veterinarians and other animal health professionals - wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Portals/0/Incidents/HPAI_Advice_for_veterinarians_and_animal_health_professionals.pdf
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Enter the world of one of Australia’s iconic city and rainforest birds. This episode is about the fascinating mating, nesting and hatching behaviour of the Australian Brush-turkey, and what you can do to help it thrive in your neighbourhood.
Dr Ann Göth was born in Austria and began birdwatching at an early age. Her career as an ecologist started with a conservation project for an endangered megapode in Tonga and later led her to Australia. There, she worked as a lecturer at Macquarie University and served as a Threatened Species Officer for the NSW government. Currently, she shares her passion for nature and science as a high school teacher in Sydney. For her PhD and in the years following, she focused on the Australian Brush-turkey, particularly its chicks' behavior and development. Recently, she has published three books: one about Brush-turkeys, a travel memoir of her adventures in Tonga, and an illustrated picture book featuring a Brush-turkey. In 2008, she co-authored the book ‘Mound-builders’ with Professor Darryl Jones.
Links:
* Ann’s website - anngothauthor.com
* Ann on Facebook - @anngoth
* Ann on Instagram - @anngothauthor
* Ann on TikTok - @ann.gth
* Ann on Twitter/X - @anngothauthor
* Australian Brush-turkey recording by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com
* Subscribe to the Monthly Letter - weekendbirder.com/monthly-letter
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Catch up with Cezary and Leo as they head for home. This episode is about two friends and who are riding their bikes around Australia to raise money and see as many birds as possible.
Leo Norman and Cezary Carmichael are on the road, on two wheels, on a grand adventure. The plan is to spend their gap year riding the country and enjoying birdwatching along the way. They are combining their efforts to document the unique cultural and ecological importance of birds in Australia whilst helping to build two schools in Timor Leste.
Links:
* How to donate to Spend it Well (mention Weekend Birder) - spenditwell.com/6730-2/
* Two Birders Two Bikes on Instagram - @twobirderstwobikes
* Cezary and Leo’s eBird profile - https://ebird.org/profile/MTA2NzU5NQ/AU
* Weekend Birder map of places to visit - weekendbirder.com/places
* Noisy Scrubbird recording by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com
* Black Grasswrens recording by Nigel Jackett (XC324921) - xeno-canto.org/species/Amytornis-housei
* Princess Parrots recording by Nigel Jackett (XC94034) - xeno-canto.org/species/Polytelis-alexandrae
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Learn about bird evolution from an ecologist and best-selling author. This episode is about where songbirds originated from, Australia’s ‘woodpecker’ and other fun birds, and the simple joys of being out in the bush.
Tim Low is a biologist and best-selling author of seven books, four of which have won prizes. His most popular book, ‘Where Song Began’, won best general non fiction at the Australian Book Industry Awards. And ‘Feral Future’ inspired the formation of the Invasive Species Council, a conservation group that campaigns for better policies on introduced species. This year, Tim was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to conservation and environmental awareness.
Links:
* Subscribe to the Monthly Letter - weekendbirder.com/monthly-letter
* Tim’s website - timlow.com
* Tim’s books - timlow.com/books/
* Tim on Twitter/X - @timlow5
* Brown Thornbill recording by Ramit Singal (XC571148) - xeno-canto.org
* Chestnut-crowned Babbler recordings by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Meet two participants of a sport especially for birdwatchers. This episode is about competitive birdwatching, the magic of the Hunter region of NSW and how birds can bring us together.
Mick Roderick is a Twitchathon tragic. In 2023, he notched up his 25th consecutive Twitchathon – all of them in the main race. To maintain this, he twice flew back from year-long overseas backpacking trips to partake in those years’ Twitchathons, as well as being ‘close to home’ when his first child’s due-date was nearing. Mick works at BirdLife Australia and is the current Regent Honeyeater Recovery Coordinator, as well as being the current Vice President of the Hunter Bird Observers Club. Mick’s other passion is seabirds and he has been running pelagic birding trips since 2010. In between, he has birded on 6 continents as a ‘backpacking birder’ and knows full well how heavy field guides can get inside a backpack (especially South American ones!).
Bastian Fox Phelan is a writer of memoir and environmental essays from Mulubinba Newcastle, Australia. Bastian writes about bodies, binaries, place, and environment. Bastian's debut memoir, How to Be Between, was published by Giramondo in 2022. She is a PhD candidate in Creative Nonfiction at the University of Newcastle, writing an eco-memoir about exploring local ecologies. Bastian participated in the Twitchathon the same year that she discovered the joys of birdwatching and has been hooked ever since.
Links:
* BIGNET Twitchathon (ACT & NSW) website - twitchathon.com.au
* BIGNET Twitchathon (ACT & NSW) on Instagram - instagram.com/twitchathon.nswact/
* BIGNET Twitchathon (ACT & NSW) on Facebook - facebook.com/groups/451411113051359/
* Landcare Victoria Twitchathon website - chuffed.org/project/landcare-victoria-twitchathon-2024
* Hunters Observers Club website - hboc.org.au
* Hunter Observers Club on Instagram - @hunterbirders
* Hunter Observers Club on Facebook - @hunterbirding
* Awakbakal Language Program - seasons.awabakallanguage.org.au/calendar
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Get to know some of Australia’s overlooked birds. This episode is about the many species of pigeons and doves that are native to Australia, a bunch of rare parrots and the delights of the Aussie Bird Count.
Sean Dooley is the National Public Affairs Manager for BirdLife Australia, author of The Big Twitch, and former holder of the Australian Big Year twitching record. For many years, Sean and his team have been working tirelessly to ensure that birds are protected and loved by Australians. That's why he is affectionately known as 'the Birdman' and we reckon he’s a national treasure.
Links:
* Aussie Bird Count - aussiebirdcount.org.au
* Sean’s Pigeons vs Doves video - birdlife.org.au/news/what-bird-is-that-pigeons-vs-doves
* Sean’s Crested Pigeons vs. Topnknot Pigeons video - birdlife.org.au/news/what-bird-is-that-crested-pigeons-vs-topknot-pigeons/
* Weekend Birder Google Map - maps.app.goo.gl/idqxtcxUDmUkDi1Y7
* Spinifex Pigeon recording by Christopher Watson (XC642946) - xenocanto.org
* Sean on Twitter - @Twitchathon
* Sean on Instagram - @sean.dooley.birdman
* BirdLife Australia on Facebook - @BirdlifeAustralia
* BirdLife Australia on Instagram - @BirdlifeOz
* BirdLife Australia on Twitter - @BirdlifeOz
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Discover how to take your nature experiences to new heights. This episode is about the difference between awe and wonder, and how each emotion can positively impact your daily life.
Karen Jones is a passionate and award-winning environmental educator. She blends three decades of national park ranger and local government sustainability experiences to reveal the scientific evidence behind one of the most craved human experiences - awe.
Links:
* Karen’s website - tribalfrog.com.au
* Japanese Woodpecker recording by Peter Boesman (XC285938 ) - xeno-canto.org
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Weekend Birder is back for Season 3! Here’s a sneak peak of what's coming up.
If you like birds, you've come to the right place. Weekend Birder celebrates the stories and smarts of everyday people and their unique connections to birds. Independently produced and featuring short engaging episodes, the podcast equips listeners with the knowledge and skills they need to identify birds, understand their behaviours, and enjoy spending time outside.
Kirsty Costa, a bird lover and educator, created Weekend Birder podcast in 2022 to help people discover the benefits of birdwatching. Inspired by her own love of nature, Kirsty aims to make birding accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
Let's connect:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Hear birdwatching stories from around Australia. This episode is about the joys of connecting with neighbourhood birds and the challenge of doing a Local Big Year.
Local Big Year is a challenge to identify as many birds species as possible within a local geographical area in one year. Many thanks to the following Local Big Year community members for contributing to this episode - Coreena Veith, Jeremy Ringma, Jo Bangles, Kate Crock, Kylie Savidge, Marian Blake and Sophie Walker.
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Links:
* Local Big Year website - weekendbirder.com/local-big-year
* Coreena’s website - www.shutterbugwalkabouts.com.au
* Coreena on Instagram - @in.naturephotography
* Jeremy on Instagram - @jeremy_ringma
* Kate's website - packupandflyaway.com
* Kate on Instagram - @packupandflyaway
* Kylie on Instagram - @kylie_savidge_psychic
* Liz on Instagram - @yarrapenguin
* Marian on Instagram - @mariankp
* Sophie on Instagram - @sophiealice08
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Learn how to record bird song and use technology to identify them. This episode is about bird call ID apps, sound recording equipment and research into how baby birds learn while they are in their egg.
Dr Vicky Austin is interested in bird behaviour and how birds interact with each other and their environment. She is particularly fascinated by the vocalisations of female birds. Vicky’s PhD at Western Sydney University focused on the vocalisations of female Superb Lyrebirds (such as mimicry) and how females use these sounds to protect themselves and their chicks. Vicky reckons that vocalisations of female birds are just as spectacular as males and she’s here to share what she knows.
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Links:
* Vicky on Twitter - @avianbehaviour
* Vicky on Instagram - @avianbehaviour
* Vicky at the Animal Ecology Lab - animalecologylab.org/victoria-austin.html
* Flinders University - flinders.edu.au/college-science-engineering/who-we-are/ecology-evolution-environment
* Lyrebird Lab - lyrebirdlab.org
* Superb Lyrebird recording by Nick Talbot (XC340211) - xeno-canto.org
* Superb Fairywren recording by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com
Sound recording apps:
* Merlin Bird ID app – merlin.allaboutbirds.org
* BirdNet app - birdnet.cornell.edu
* xeno-canto (bird sound recordings) - https://xeno-canto.org
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Search for birds in Western Australia’s coastal heaths, wetlands, arid regions and tropical north. This episode is about the best places to go birdwatching Western Australia and some of the unique birds you might find there.
Jeremy Ringma is a Shorebird Project Coordinator at BirdLife Australia. His work involves collecting shorebird survey data in order to assess population trends and support conservation efforts. He also runs workshops to help the community become citizen scientists. Jeremy grew up in Brisbane, where he completed his undergraduate studies and PhD on Australian predator threatened mammals. He started ‘birding’ properly in his early twenties after being interested in wildlife as a kid.
Links:
* Jeremy on Instagram - @jeremy_ringma
* Weekend Birder Google Map - maps.app.goo.gl/idqxtcxUDmUkDi1Y7
* BirdLife WA website - birdlife.org.au/groups/birdlife-wa/
* BirdLife WA on Facebook - @birdlifewa
* BirdLife WA on Instagram - @birdlifewa
* Eastern Yellow Wagtail recording by Geoff Carey (XC729999) - xeno-canto.org
* Shark Bay Scrubwren recording by Matthias Feuersenger (XC107871) - xeno-canto.org
* Noisy Scrub-bird and Western Gerygone recordings by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Adventure around Australia with two passionate birders on a gap year. This episode is about the highs and lows of riding a pushbike 15,000km around Australia to see as many birds as possible in one year.
Leo Norman and Cezary Carmichael are on the road, on two wheels, on a grand adventure. The plan is to spend their gap year riding the country and enjoying birdwatching along the way. They are combining their efforts to document the unique cultural and ecological importance of birds in Australia whilst helping to build a school in Timor Leste.
Imagine if every Weekend Birder listener donated $10 to Cezary and Leo’s fundraising effort? That’s over $50,000!
Let’s do this - spenditwell.com/6730-2/
Other links:
* Two Birders Two Bikes on Instagram - @twobirderstwobikes
* eBird profile - https://ebird.org/profile/MTA2NzU5NQ/AU
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Learn about a bird that’s a little bit different from the rest. This episode is about a quirky and lovable migratory shorebird, and a scientist’s quest to grow our knowledge about its physiology and behaviour.
Birgita Hansen has strong research interest in understanding the ecological response of birds to modification of their habitat, which has included studies into migratory shorebirds, riparian restoration in agricultural landscapes and waterbird monitoring at local and continental scales. She is a long-term member of the volunteer-run Victorian Wader Study Group and an executive committee member of the Australasian Wader Studies Group. She is leading a national citizen science research program called The Latham’s Snipe Project.
Links:
* Latham’s Snipe Project - lathamssnipeproject.wordpress.com
* Australian Painted Snipe Tracking - paintedsnipe.com.au
* Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at Federation University - cerdi.edu.au
* Painted Snipe recording was by Peter Boesmen - xeno-canto.org
* Introduction to Shorebirds with Jeremy - weekendbirder.com/episodes/51-introduction-to-shorebirds-with-jeremy
* Victorian Bird Walks with Damian (includes the Painted Snipe) - weekendbirder.com/episodes/76-bird-walks-with-damian
* Weekend Birder Google Map - maps.app.goo.gl/idqxtcxUDmUkDi1Y7
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Share in the delight of unexpected birding experiences. This episode is about the joys of photography, why birds bathe, foot quivering and the Regent Honeyeater.
McKinley Moens is an 18 year-old nature photographer and ornithologist-in-the-making, based in the Blue Mountains of NSW. She has had a camera in her hand since she was three years old and has been pursuing her dream of becoming an ornithologist since she was 7. McKinley has been banding birds since she was 12 and is now an A-Class Bird Bander. Her photographic achievements thus far include being a 6-time finalist in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition (including being awarded 2023 Junior Runner-up) and also a 5-time finalist in the BirdLife Australia Photography Awards.
Links:
* Photos and video featured in this episode - weekendbirder.com/episodes/78-unexpected-moments-with-mckinley
* McKinley’s website - mckinleymoens.photography
* McKinley on Facebook - @mckinleymoensphotography
* McKinley on Instagram - @mckinleymoensphotography
* Regent Honeyeater Project - regenthoneyeater.org.au
* Regent Honeyeater recordings were by Ross Crates - xeno-canto.org
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Meet a small bird with a big personality. This episode is about the Plains-wanderer, a unique and one-of-a-kind Australian bird that is capturing the hearts of the community.
Chris Hartnett is a Threatened Species Program Coordinator at Zoos Victoria. Working closely with a range of conservation partners, Chris has led the strategic planning and implementation for Zoos Victoria’s Detection Dogs program since 2016, and Plains-wanderer program since 2018. Her strengths lie in communication, planning, and overcoming the many logistical challenges encountered in the effort to bring species back from the brink of extinction.
Links:
* Zoos Victoria Plains-wanderer videos on YouTube - youtube.com/@ZoosVictoria
* Zoos Victoria website - zoo.org.au
* Zoos Victoria on Facebook - @zoosvictoria
* Zoos Victoria on Instagram - @zoosvictoria
* Zoos Victoria on TikTok - @zoosvictoria
* Zoos Victoria on Threads - @zoosvictoria
* Zoos Victoria on Twitter/X - @ZoosVictoria
* Plains-wanderer recording was by Frank Lambert (XC366840) - xeno-canto.org
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Discover the joys of birdwatching walks around Victoria and beyond. This episode is about birding in the Castlemaine and Orbost areas, a great place to visit in France and the Australian Painted Snipe.
Damian Kelly has been a birder since he was young, exploring the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne. In more recent times, he has written two birding guides - Castlemaine Bird Walks and Victorian Bird Walks - with the aim of encouraging others to get out and about with birds. Damian is currently working on a guide to birding along rail trails and a bird walks book for the Daylesford/Hepburn area.
Links:
* Damian's website - castlemainebirds.com
* Damian on Facebook - @damian.kelly.35
* Damian on Instagram - @damiankkelly
* Castlemaine Bird Walks by Damian Kelly (book) - bridgetfarmerprintmaker.com/products/book-castlemaine-bird-walks-by-damian-kelly
* Victorian Bird Walks by Damian Kelly (book) - bridgetfarmerprintmaker.com/products/book-victorian-bird-walks-by-damian-kelly
* Australian Painted Snipe Tracking website - paintedsnipe.com.au
* Weekend Birder Google Map - maps.app.goo.gl/idqxtcxUDmUkDi1Y7
* Weekend Birder Monthly Letter - weekendbirder.com/monthly-letter
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Join Kirsty and her nephew Edward as they explore the world of Australia's kites. This episode is about the joys of seeing and hearing the Whistling Kite, Black Kite, Brahminy Kite and Square-tailed Kite.
Edward is 10 years old and has grown up exploring nature. When he's not playing basketball, cricket or footy, he's hanging out in his backyard, the parkland over his back fence areas and in the bush around his holiday house in north-east Victoria. Edward especially loves watching and listening to Gang Gang Cockatoos. He is interested in Australian birds and likes researching endangered birds. Edward loves the sounds of nature and being outside makes him happy.
Links:
* Birds in Backyards - Whistling Kite - birdsinbackyards.net/species/Haliastur-sphenurus
* Birds in Backyards - Black Kite - birdsinbackyards.net/species/Milvus-migrans
* Birds in Backyards - Brahminy Kite - birdsinbackyards.net/species/Haliastur-indus
* Birds in Backyards - Square-tailed Kite - birdsinbackyards.net/species/Lophoictinia-isura
* Bird recordings by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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Get to know one of Australia’s most charming robins. This episode is about the behaviours, calls, habitats and genetics of the Eastern Robin. It’s time to get sciencey!
Lana Austin has been working as a professional ornithologist around the world for many years. To name a few, she has been lucky enough to work with macaws in Peru, Toucans in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and Razorbills on the Isles of Scilly (UK). But in 2019 she decided to return to study to attempt to answer one of life’s biggest questions – are mitonuclear incompatibilities an under-appreciated cause of outbreeding depression? You’ve been wondering yourself, right?! In her free time, Lana moonlights as the President of Earthcare St Kilda, enjoys taking her cats for walks, and doing multi-day hikes.
Links:
* Eastern Yellow Robin Project - https://sites.google.com/monash.edu/eyr
* Monash University’s Wildlife Genetic Management Group - https://sites.google.com/monash.edu/wildlifegeneticmanagement/home
* Weekend Birder Google Map - maps.app.goo.gl/idqxtcxUDmUkDi1Y7
* Shout out to our friends at Earthcare St Kilda - earthcarestkilda.org.au
* Bird recordings by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com
Weekend Birder online:
* Website - weekendbirder.com
* Instagram - @weekend.birder
* Facebook - @weekend.birder
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