The Birdy Bunch Podcast

The Spooky Bunch might be gone, but this week we’re discussing a topic that CJ finds terrifying! This week, The Birdy Bunch Podcast discusses everything about Convergent Evolution. In addition, CJ discusses a bat bridge in Kentucky, Matt shares some informative conservation videos, and Brittany features a creature that convergently evolved to a hedgehog. Make sure to follow us on social media at @TheBirdyBunchPodcast for more updates!

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

02:22 - Creature Feature            

04:09 - Current Events     

18:08 - Convergent Evolution      

42:08 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

They’re back, and spookier than ever!! To conclude this year’s Spooky Festivities, the Birdy Bunch is throwing it back to last year, and bringing y’all Spooky Animals II. In addition, Matt features the koala bear (or does he), CJ tells us about the domestication of the scariest bird EVER, and Brittany talks about some innovative documentary recording. Join us for this final October installment, but beware-you may just want to listen to this one with the lights on.Thank you to Rosenda Manuel Fraga for the American Barn Owl audio. Make sure to use the code ‘SPOOKY’ at our merch store to get 15% off your order, code expires October 31st!

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

03:51 - Creature Feature            

08:33 - Current Events     

20:17 - Animal Sounds     

48:37 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

Grab your shark repellant and don your Halloween costume for this week's fun-ear-cinating episode of The Spooky Bunch Podcast! We had such a blast this week talking all things animals wearing their homemade and nature-inspired costumes! In addition, Brittany shares about a batty current event that happened in Illinois a few weeks back, Matt continues to be the podcast’s very own Moth *space* Man, and CJ features a creature who can only be spotted on a dark knight. It’s a super fun episode you surely don't want to miss! Make sure to visit out merch store and use the code ‘SPOOKY’ for 15% off your entire order!

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

05:22 - Creature Feature            

10:46 - Current Events     

21:48 - Animals in Costumes    

42:00 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

A very special and spooky episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast; we talk all things about the importance of dead things with guest Emily Graslie!! We had such a lovely conversation with her about museums, ecosystems, and some local birding! In addition, CJ tells us about a group of young people who discovered a giant penguin fossil, Matt shares about some conservation updates revolving around the Mauritius Kestral, and Brittany features ‘a literal dragon’ in our Creature Feature segment! It is a wildly fun episode you don’t want to miss! Follow us on Instagram @thebirdybunchpodcast for more updates! Also make sure to check out all the amazing projects that Emily shared, including ‘Art Lab!!' and ‘Prehistoric Road Trip!!’ at  Emily’s website, www.emilygraslie.com.

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

04:02 - Creature Feature            

07:16 - Current Events     

21:29 - The Importance of Dead Things with Emily Graslie     

45:38 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

The Spooky Bunch has finally arrived!!! Get ready for a whole month filled to the cauldron’s brim with fears, frights, and fascination! For the first episode of The Spooky Bunch, Matt brings all of us nature lovers around the campfire for some folktales and storytelling; that’s right folks, get your s’mores ready! In addition, CJ shares an Aussie update on some unfortunate conservation legislation, Brittany brightens things up with a community coming together for condors, and Matt guides us all on a Snipe hunt for our featured creature! Such a fun start to the Spooky Bunch! Just as a reminder, we are running a discount code at our Mech Store; use the code “SPOOKY” for 15% off your order! Special Thanks to Lance A.M. Benner for the Common Loon Audio. For more spooky updates, follow us on Instagram @thebirdybunchpodcast!

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

05:19 - Spooky Creature Feature            

08:16 - Spooky Current Events     

23:01 - Around The Campfire!     

49:10 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

“Conservation, Education, Fascination” is usually what we say here at The Birdy Bunch, but we also stand for something else: Inclusion! This week we chat with Virgina Rose and Freya McGregor of Birdability to #BirdabilityWeek and all things inclusion in nature! In addition, Matt shares some spooky stories about moths, CJ mentions the idea of bringing mammoths back from extinction, and Brittany features a creature who is birdy while also sporting some sweet sneakers on their face. We had a fun time with this episode, and know you’ll have a fun time listening! Make sure to check out our merch store and use the code ‘SPOOKY’ fore 15% off your entire order!

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

03:16 - Creature Feature            

05:33 - Current Events     

21:29 - #BirdabilityWeek with Virginia Rose and Freya McGregor     

41:15 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

What is Sound? Why do we Speak? Can you make a Blue Whale Sing please? These are the questions that keep us at The Birdy Bunch up at night. This week, we will be discussing anything and everything animal sounds! From the loudest animals to human speech! In addition, Matt tells us about some Duck Stamp changes, Brittany shares about anthropomorphized squirrels, we have Jack Cross share a guest current event about the tragic dolphin incident in the Faroe Islands a few weeks back, and CJ features an animal who we only know to say ‘Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding’. Sounds like a blast, right?! Thank you to Rosenda Manuel Fraga and Niels Poul Dreyer for the American Barn Owl and Peaquet’s Parrot audio, respectfully.

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

03:37 - Creature Feature            

08:33 - Current Events     

22:42 - Animal Sounds     

37:40 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

We love our pet companions, but some animals definitely shouldn't be in our homes where they can't get proper care!! This episode we tell the tales of some exotic pets gone wrong! In addition, CJ shares news about the Tasmanian Tiger, Matt swoops in with some Tree Swallow updates, and Brittany features one catty exotic animal. It’s one wild episode! For more information about this episode, follow us on social media @thebirdybunchpodcast!!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

03:23 - Creature Feature            

07:04 - Current Events     

18:30 - Exotic Pets     

52:04 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

Earth is a planet of extremes. Extreme places, and extreme animals. But some animals are more extreme than others. Join The Birdy Bunch as we share some of our favorites of the most unusual and the most extraordinary. This week’s episode is an homage to one of our favorite old AAnimal Planet shows, “The Most Extreme”. In addition, CJ shares about a predatory tortoise, Brittany gives an update on vaccines for animals, and Matt features the Bar Tailed Godwit and their extreme migration! Make sure to give it a listen!

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro       

05:28 - Creature Feature            

07:21 - Current Events     

23:35 - The Most Extreme     

41:59 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

What even is biomimicry? Matt is back this week and he sure doesn’t know! Give this week’s episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast we talk all about animals mimicking each other!! In addition, Brittany shares about a war happening between birds, Matt gets really sad about Cha-Cha, and CJ features a friend of Jack. Big thank you to our sponsor, Rainforest Café. Special Thank you to Timothy Marquardt for the Red-Tailed Hawk audio. Make sure to buy the “I’m Plovin’ It” Design which is a fundraiser for the “Monty & Rose 2” Documentary by Bob Dolgan!

 

Timestamps:00:00 - Intro       02:48 - Creature Feature            09:38 - Current Events     20:15 - Biomimicry (the other one)     44:23 - Outro      

 

Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.