Greg Miller – The Big Year – More Than Birds – Episode 12
Straight from the pages and silver screen of the Big Year, I chat with Greg Miller. Birding from childhood, Greg was prepared to undertake the ultimate birding adventure in 1998, the ABA Big Year. A member of the 700 Club (not the Christian TV show), Greg weaves a story of birding and places it will […]
Kenn Kaufman – More Than Birds – Episode 11
Birds took over Kenn Kaufman’s life when he was six. At 16 he went out hitch-hiking all over to see as many birds as he could, as described in Kingbird Highway. He has 9 books in print now, in 3 languages, including his own series of field guides. He’s in demand as a speaker, and […]
David Lindo – The Urban Birder – More Than Birds – Episode 10
David Lindo (@urbanbirder) is The Urban Birder — a writer, broadcaster, speaker and bird guide. He strives to get urbanites to realize that there is a whole world of wildlife under their noses in the world’s cities. We talk about urban birding, positivity, his local patch (Wormwood Scrubs), UK birding, and appreciation of nature. David […]
American Dipper – Naturalist Minute Ep. 1
The American Dipper is the enigma of the songbirds…it swims and dives for its food. Living on the wildest of mountain streams, American Dipper is uniquely at home in the torrent. The Dipper has an extra translucent eyelid for seeing underwater. The Dipper’s feathers are water repellent, and it flies, yes FLIES, underwater. The dipper […]
Jeffrey Gordon – American Birding Association – More Than Birds – Episode 8
Jeffrey Gordon, President of the American Birding Association, talks with me about the current state of birding and its future. Also we chat about his emergence as a birder and naturalist. NOTE: My portion of conversation is of horrible sound quality…apologies in advancement. Please subscribe/rate/review More Than Birds via iTunes
Jeremy Roberts – Conservation Media – More Than Birds – Episode 7
How does a film-maker make a difference? Help scientists and conservation organizations produce and distribute their own content without a corporate filter. That is exactly what Jeremy Roberts does for his career. Jeremy launched Conservation Media with this noble ideal. Plus, he has done research on chickadee vocalizations in relation to predators. While peer-reviewed literature […]
Mat Seidensticker – The Naturalist’s Mercantile – Episode 6
What does every community need? A store specializing in bird feeding and naturalist knowledge, of course. In Missoula, we have the Naturalist’s Mercantile, the ultimate nature geeks emporium. The store’s co-owner, Mat Seidensticker, talks with about the store, bird feeding, and his past work as an owl researcher. My favorite portion of the conversation centered […]
More Than Birds Field Trip – Owl Banding – Episode 1
I spent the day with Denver Holt and staff of the Owl Research Institute as they captured Long-eared Owls for their research. We were also joined by a dozen students from a local high school as part of their wildlife biology class. We observed 12 Long-eared Owls, a couple of Great Horned Owls, and one […]