Weekend Birder

City birds can give us reasons to feel hopeful. Urban ecologist Jacinta Humphrey shares how urban birds use our suburbs and how greener cities can support wildlife.

Episode illustration: Eastern Spinebill

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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A camera can help you notice birds and the places they belong. Wildlife photographer Coreena Vieth shares bird photography, birdwatching and nature-based travel in Tasmania.

Episode illustration: Green Rosella

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Waterbirds can look alike until one small detail gives them away. Kathie Thomas shares how to identify common Australian waterbirds, including darters, teals and grebes, and her love of Birdsland Reserve.

Episode illustration: Chestnut Teal

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Being a good birder starts with giving birds space. Golo Maurer from BirdLife Australia shares the ethics of birdwatching and how to be a better mate to wild birds and other birdwatchers.

Episode illustration: Black Redstart

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Birdsong is never just a pretty sound. Nicholas Bishop from Zoos South Australia shares why birds make sounds and how to tune your ear to songbirds around Australia.

Episode image: Grey Butcherbird

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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A river can tell you a lot about the birds living around it. John Forrester and Charlotte Williamson from the Werribee River Association share river birds, revegetation and birdwatching along the Werribee River.

Episode illustration: White-faced Heron

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Loving birds is easier when you let yourself be a little bit nerdy about it. Dr Jen Martin shares science communication, storytelling and how to talk about the things that fascinate you.

Episode illustration: Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Female birds have been overlooked for far too long. Dr Vicky Austin shares the appearance, behaviour and vocalisations of female birds, and how to notice more when you go birdwatching.

Episode illustration: Female Superb Lyrebird

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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A Superb Lyrebird can change the forest without most of us ever seeing it happen. Ecologist Dr Alex Maisey shares the secret world of lyrebirds, from mimicry to the way they shape ecosystems.

Episode illustration: Male Superb Lyrebird

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Bird conservation is full of people who care deeply and keep showing up. Grant Williams from the Bird Emergency podcast shares threatened birds, conservation stories and the joy of being a bird nerd.

Episode image: Long-billed Corella

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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