Nature Guys Podcast spends lots of time connecting you to nature on this amazing planet. We are excited to have Dean Regas the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory (https://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/), as a special guest on Nature Guys. After this episode I think you are going to be inspired to step outside and look up.

• 100 Things To See In The Night Sky by Dean Regas https://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/dean-regas/about-dean/
• Looking Up podcast https://www.wvxu.org/programs/looking#stream/0

Special thanks to Cinfed Credit Union (https://www.cinfed.com/) for sponsoring this episode.

Cohost and Cofounder of Nature Guys Podcast sadly passed away in August 2020. Bill's dream was for Nature Guys to continue connecting people to the natural world.

Read Bill's obituary at http://www.springgrove.org/obituary.aspx?id=5351

Next time you pass by an old chimney keep your eye out for this amazing bird. They can eat three times their own weight every day.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Chimney Swift Conservation Association (project directors Paul and Georgean Kyle) http://www.chimneyswifts.org/
  • "Chimney Swifts America's Mysterious Birds above the Fireplace" by Paul and Georgean Kyle
  • "New Habitat for America's Mysterious Birds" by Paul and Georgean Kyle
• Chimney Swift https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chimney_Swift/overview
• Chimney Swift https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/chimney-swift
• Fun Facts About Cigars With Wings https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2014/05/14/fun-facts-about-cigars-with-wings/

People often put out Purple Martin houses to help control insects. In fact the Martins in the eastern United States could not exist without these houses.

Our sources for this episode include:

• How to Attract Purple Martins https://www.purplemartin.org/purple-martins/attracting/
• Fun Facts About Purple Martins https://www.thespruce.com/fun-facts-about-purple-martins-387110
• Interesting Facts About Purple Martins That Will Make You Go Wow https://birdeden.com/interesting-facts-about-purple-martin
• Purple Martin Conservation Association https://www.purplemartin.org/

Find out the amazing story of how the House Finch made its way all the way across the United States.

Our sources for this episode include:

• House Finch https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch/lifehistory
• Interesting Facts about House Finches https://animals.visualstories.com/interesting-facts-about-house-finch
• House Finch or Purple Finch? Here's How to Tell Them Apart https://www.audubon.org/news/house-finch-or-purple-finch-heres-how-tell-them-apart
• Crossley Field Guide Books https://crossleybooks.com/book/the-crossley-id-guide-eastern-birds/

It is challenging to be a bluebird. Learn what you can do to help this beautiful bird.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Eastern Bluebird (includes plans for how to build a nesting box) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Bluebird/overview
• 8 Surprising Facts You Didn't Know About Bluebirds https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/facts-about-bluebirds/
• Interesting Eastern Bluebird Facts http://www.birdhouses101.com/eastern-bluebird-facts.asp
• Fun Facts About Bluebirds https://valparaiso.wbu.com/bluebird-fun-facts

Damselflies are beautiful creatures. Best of all they do not bite or sting.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Damselflies - Interesting Facts on These Beautiful Insects http://EzineArticles.com/6148223
• What is the difference between Dragonflies and Damselflies? https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/odonata/frequently-asked-questions/
• 10 Things you may not know about Damselflies https://natureformysoul.com/2016/06/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-damselflies/

Dragonflies are something you want to have around. They love to eat mosquitoes!

Our sources for this episode include:

• Migratory Dragonfly Partnership http://www.migratorydragonflypartnership.org/
• 14 Fun Facts about Dragonflies https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/14-fun-facts-about-dragonflies-96882693/
• 7 things you never knew about dragonflies https://www.treehugger.com/things-you-never-knew-about-dragonflies-4864302
• Fun Facts about Dragonflies https://www.threeriversparks.org/blog/fun-facts-about-dragonflies

Native bees are incredibly efficient at pollinating plants and they are very docile.

Our sources for this episode include:

• 6 Amazing Facts About Mason Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/5-amazing-facts-about-mason-bees/
• The Leafcutter Bee https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leafcutter-bee.html
• Crown Bees (where Bob got his bees) https://crownbees.com

Bob learns that you can see this frog in the winter!

Related episodes: Green Frogs Sing the Blues, Gray Treefrogs Freeze, Wood Frogs Quack It Up, Jeepers Spring Peepers

Our sources for this episode include:

• American Bull Frog (National Geographic) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/a/american-bullfrog/
• American Bull Frog (NatureMapping) http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/american_bullfrog_712.html
• American Bull Frog Facts https://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/american_bullfrog_facts/481/