I'm joined by Suzy Buttress from The Casual Birder Podcast to find out how closely Sam Eagle from The Muppets resembles a real bald eagle.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why Benjamin Franklin would have preferred a turkey to be the national bird of America
• Frank Oz's illustrious career, beyond the Muppets
• Lead poisoning statistics in the Bald Eagle population

At the end of the episode, Suzy recommends a few of her favourite episodes from The Casual Birder Podcast:

• Backyard Birds in Baja:
  https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PCJJayOib0Ru63iceN63X?si=0bfcd0b5a5984f93
• Mark Gagliardi as guest:
  https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cuLtMKr0i0q5ZUgcVAwug?si=72e66fc32bde4c5c
• Bird walk with Lev Parikian:
  https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jyEP9AGvTZIO9xx0alDKa?si=b55e7f88506042c9
• A special episode with her husband:
  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2VsOvwqRpDnMn1xYIE9Mp8?si=b29962168de548f1