Out There With the Birds
107 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsJoin Wendy Clark, Dawn Hewitt, and Kelly Ball for their light-hearted and humorous podcast, Out There With the Birds, where they discuss the latest news, trends, and anecdotes about wild birds and the bird watchers who enjoy them. Listen in to find out just how wonderful and weird the world of birding can be when you're Out There With the Birds.
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Episode 106: An Interview with Lucy McRobert
December 17, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 53.9 MBHost Wendy Clark McGlynn interviews Lucy McRobert, an author, columnist, mother of three, and a wildlife storyteller based in the UK who works freelance for wildlife charities and businesses. Her first book, 365 Days Wild, offers 365 ways to make nature part of your life every day. In this episode, Wendy and Lucy discuss life during the pandemic, birding and conservation work in the UK, diversity in birding, and much more!
Episode 105: An Interview with Liz Hackett
December 10, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 65.2 MBLiz Hackett works with Bush Heritage Australia, a conservation organization in Australia that mirrors the work of the Nature Conservancy in the US. She is an avid birder, has traveled the world extensively, and she and her late husband, Paul Hackett, owned and managed a bird-watching tour company in Melbourne before his sudden death in August 2019. Liz and BWD's Wendy Clark McGlynn enjoy a conversation about birds and birding in Australia, living down under during the pandemic, what it's real...
Episode 104: What's Happening at BWD
November 12, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 66.3 MBWhat's Up at BWD? We're glad you asked! Join BWD publisher Wendy Clark and BWD editor Dawn Hewitt as they enjoy a candid discussion about what's happening at Bird Watcher's Digest in the fall of 2021. On the road together in Bossier City, Louisiana, Wendy and Dawn discuss the magazines, tours, and life as a birding company in a post-pandemic world.
Episode 103: The ReThink Birding Expo
November 05, 2021 15:00 - 50 minutes - 57.6 MBHave you heard about the ReThink Birding and Travel Expo? This is a virtual global travel event tailor-made for the bird-watching industry that will take place online on February 11-13, 2022, hosted by ReThink Travel and Bird Watcher's Digest. Host Wendy Clark talks with famed birder James Currie and Green Team Global President Hugh Hough in today's episode of Out There with The Birds about what it's like to travel right now for bird watching, about changes in international and domestic birdi...
Episode 102: An Interview with Katie Fallon
October 08, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 65.6 MBIn this episode of Out There with the Birds, Bird Watcher's Digest editor Dawn Hewitt interviews Katie Fallon. Katie is author of two acclaimed books, Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird; and Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird; and two acclaimed books for children. She's also writes for Bird Watcher's Digest, penning the WINGBEATS column in two issues each year. She is also a co-founder of the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia, a bird rehabilitation faci...
Episode 101: Transitions and Trends in the American Birding Community
September 17, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBJeffrey Gordon is the president of the American Birding Association, a position he has held since late 2010. Jeff is also a well-known writer, photographer, tour leader, and naturalist and a former Field Editor for Bird Watcher's Digest. He is a frequent speaker and field trip leader at various birding and nature festivals. Jeff recently joined Out There With The Birds host Wendy Clark in a conversation about transitions and trends in the American birding community, and how the American Birdi...
Episode 100: Ornitherapy, Part II
September 03, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes - 48.4 MBWelcome to the 100th episode of Out There with the Birds! Host Wendy Clark continues her interview with Holly Merker, Richard Crossley, and Sophie Crossley to discuss their new book, Ornitherapy: For Your Body, Mind, and Soul, published by Crossley Books. This is a different kind of birding book that teaches you how to use birds and birding to promote mindfulness, peace, and healing in your everyday life.
Episode 99: Ornitherapy, Part I
August 20, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MBThis two-part episode of Out There with The Birds is about "Ornitherapy." Yes, you read that correctly, that's Orni-THERAPY! Host Wendy Clark joins authors Holly Merker, Richard Crossley, and Sophie Crossley to discuss their new book, Ornitherapy: For Your Body, Mind, and Soul, published by Crossley Books. This is a different kind of birding book that teaches you how to use birds and birding to promote mindfulness, peace, and healing in your everyday life.
Episode 98: How Birding Saved My Life
August 06, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 66.2 MBHost Wendy Clark interviews Tom Ferguson, co-host of the podcast "Ninja and the Birdman," which focuses predominantly on the themes of birding, martial arts, nature, and meditation. Tom Ferguson is the founder and CEO of Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, a restaurant chain that has experienced great success in a short time. Tom reveals a time when he was in a dark place in life, and found healing through the doorway of birding.
Episode 97: An Interview with Julie Zickefoose
July 16, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MBBeloved by Bird Watcher's Digest readers for more than 30 years, artist, author, naturalist, and songbird rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose is Dawn Hewitt's guest on this episode of Out There With the Birds. What sparked Julie's interest in birds and nature as a child? How did she initially connect with Bird Watcher's Digest? What has she been up to during the pandemic? What is she working on now? Tune in and find out!
Episode 96: Reader Rendezvous, Part III
July 09, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MBSo, what do people who have travelled with us have to say about our Bird Watcher's Digest Reader Rendezvous Birding Tours? Welcome to our Reader Rendezvous podcast series Part 3! Join host Wendy Clark as she talks with long-time "repeat attender" Roger Taylor and brand new Reader Rendezvous attendee Julia Jackson about their personal experiences on Reader Rendezvous tours, their feelings about traveling in the US and abroad for birding during this post-Covid era, all things birds and birding.
Episode 95: Reader Rendezvous, Part II
June 18, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 46.3 MBDid you know that Bird Watcher's Digest leads bird watching tours for our friends and subscribers all around the world? Our Reader Rendezvous birding tours began in 2014 and quickly evolved into a beloved experience for our staff members, our magazine columnists, and our attendees. In this podcast episode, Kelly Ball and Wendy Clark continue reminiscing about past Reader Rendezvous, discuss how recent events changed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, and give a glimpse of new and fun desti...
Episode 94: Reader Rendezvous, Part I
June 11, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 64.8 MBDid you know that Bird Watcher's Digest leads bird watching tours for our friends and subscribers all around the world? Our Reader Rendezvous Birding Tours began in 2014 and quickly evolved into a beloved experience for our staff members, our magazine columnists, and our attendees. In this podcast episode, Kelly Ball interviews Wendy Clark who helped develop the Reader Rendezvous Tours from the beginning. They discuss how and why we started our tours, what happened with the tours during the C...
Episode 93: An Interview with Mark Garland
May 28, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MBHost Dawn Hewitt chats with Mark Garland, a naturalist who has been sharing his enthusiasm for nature with others professionally for over 40 years. Readers of BWD know him as the author of Birder's Question Mark, a column in which he answers questions on birdy topics far and wide. In March of 2019 he was awarded the Paul Bartsch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Natural History from the Audubon Naturalist Society. A popular, highly-demanded, full-time professional birding and nature gu...
Episode 92: An Interview with Scott Weidensaul
May 14, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MBScott Weidensaul is living a life of avian adventure. His recent book, A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migration, has become a New York Times bestseller--and for good reason: Scott is a masterful storyteller. A field ecologist and bird bander, a founder of Project SnowStorm and Project Owlnet, and an active bird migration researcher, his Migrations column keeps BWD readers eager to receive and devour each new issue. In this episode of Out There with the Birds, editor Dawn Hewitt as...
Episode 91: New River Birding & Nature Festival
April 16, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 45.1 MBRachel Davis is a lifelong lover of the outdoors and a native of the New River Gorge region of West Virginia. A self-proclaimed "girl of the woods", Rachel has enjoyed West Virginia's New River Gorge as her backyard throughout her lifetime. She currently serves as a Co-Coordinator of the New River Birding & Nature Festival and manages all communications for the festival. She lives with her fiancé in a cabin in the woods in West Virginia, and enjoys hiking the deer trails, raising chickens, an...
Episode 90: Bruce Wunderlich, Master of BirdTography
April 02, 2021 15:00 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBIf you have admired the appearance of Bird Watcher's Digest, it is Bruce Wunderlich, our production director, who should get the credit. Bruce lays out each issue of BWD and its sister publication, Watching Backyard Birds, places the ads and photos, builds the table of contents, and otherwise assembles each issue. He is also a professional and award-winning bird photographer, and many of his magnificent photos appear on the pages of both magazines. He also contributes the BirdTography column ...
Episode 89: Spotted Owl Conservation with Ryan Wickiser
March 19, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBRyan Wickiser is a field biologist who has studied California spotted owls in Eldorado National Forest. This work enabled him to become intimately acquainted with this rarely seen species. He gets to know them so well, in fact, that he’s able to identify them by their unique hoot patterns! Host Kelly Ball asks him how forestry and conservation practices have evolved over time; why barred owls are considered an invasive species in the Pacific Northwest; and about the other species, such as nor...
Episode 88: Alvaro Jaramillo, the Bird ID Guru
March 05, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBAlvaro Jaramillo is among the best in the world at bird ID, and regular readers of Bird Watcher's Digest know him from the Identify Yourself column. His knowledge of birds is deep and wide, but his advice and insights are accessible for birders of all skill levels, and he’s a fun, sweet guy. In this episode of Out There with the Birds, Bird Watcher's Digest editor Dawn Hewitt chats with Alvaro about how nature and birds snagged him when he was a kid, as well as some of his remarkable accompli...
Episode 87: An Interview with Pete Dunne
February 19, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBPete Dunne is one of the most well-known and respected birders in North America, probably because he has been a prolific author of books on birds and birding for the past 30 years or so. One of his many areas of expertise is how to be a better birder, and that is the focus of his column, Pete's Tips, in Bird Watcher's Digest. BWD editor Dawn Hewitt had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Pete recently while he was waiting out winter at his in-laws' home in sunny California.
Episode 86: A Look Back at 2020, Part 2
February 05, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBAfter wrapping up a year of unprecedented challenges at Bird Watcher's Digest, we wanted to give you some insight into how COVID-19 has impacted our lives both personally and professionally. Join BWD advertising sales director Kelly Ball, editor Dawn Hewitt, and publisher Wendy Clark as they talk about kissing 2020 and all of its obstacles goodbye, and looking ahead to new beginnings in 2021!
Episode 85: A Look Back at 2020, Part 1
January 23, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBAfter wrapping up a year of unprecedented challenges at Bird Watcher's Digest, we wanted to give you some insight into how COVID-19 has impacted our lives both personally and professionally. Join BWD advertising sales director Kelly Ball, editor Dawn Hewitt, and publisher Wendy Clark as they talk about kissing 2020 and all of its obstacles goodbye, and looking ahead to new beginnings in 2021!
Episode 84: Jen Hajj and the San Diego Bird Festival
January 08, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBAn event managed by the San Diego Audubon Society, the San Diego Bird Festival enjoys a reputation as one of the top birding festivals in the world. Jen Hajj, an accomplished musician, birder, educator, and birding-events manager, is the ringmaster of the festival. Wendy Clark, BWD's publisher, spoke with Jen about intriguing changes in the upcoming festival, and how we can all participate safely, whether at home or in person.
Episode 83: An Interview with Ben Lizdas
December 18, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBBen Lizdas is a familiar name in the global birding community. Having spent 16 years at Eagle Optics, nearly three years with Bird Watcher's Digest/Redstart Birding, and now working with Swarovski Optik North America, Ben has a unique perspective on birds, birding optics, and the birding community. If you've been following Out There with the Birds since its inception, you may also know that Ben was the original co-host of this podcast alongside the late Bill Thompson, III. Ben reminisces with...
Episode 82: An Interview with Al Batt
December 04, 2020 15:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBThere's more to Al Batt than meets the funny bone. Bird Watcher's Digest readers adore Al for his sometimes silly, sometimes goofy, sometimes touching, always joyful column in each issue. But did you know has a weekly radio show (available on the Internet), has a column published in about 100 newspapers, and collaborates on comics that have been published in The New Yorker? BWD editor Dawn Hewitt had a fun time interviewing Al recently. Listen up! We think you'll enjoy it, too.
Episode 81: The Terra Project
November 20, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 58.8 MBWendy Clark, Publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest, recently talked with Scott Whittle and Mike Lanzone about the TERRA PROJECT, a cutting-edge development in data tracking and wildlife conservation. The TERRA is a device, a project, and a network. The device prototype has already been developed and is a compact, weatherproof device with a mic and radio tracker that wirelessly connects to your home, listening and identifying the nature around you while contributing to a massive conservation netw...
Episode 80: An Interview with Paul Baicich
November 04, 2020 15:00 - 52 minutes - 60.2 MBPaul Baicich has been author of the Quick Takes column in Bird Watcher's Digest for more than a dozen years, is author of three important books on birds and bird watching, worked for the American Birding Association for 14 years, and is an ardent champion of bird conservation. In this episode of OTWTB, BWD editor Dawn Hewitt chats with Baicich about his lifelong passion for birds, and his myriad bird-related projects, past, present, and future.
Episode 79: The Birding Co-Op
October 16, 2020 15:00 - 35 minutes - 40.6 MBIn a world where we all feel disconnected, The Birding Co-op provides a diverse, ambitious, and supportive global community who wants to make the birding world a better place through responsible tourism practices, advocating for social liberties, and advancing science-based environmental changes. Wendy Clark, Publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest, recently chatted with founding members of the Birding Co-op, Mollee Brown, Christina Baal, and Andrew Guttenberg, to learn more about this exciting up...
Episode 78: An Interview with Dr. David Bird
October 02, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 46.5 MBDavid Bird has written the Bird Behavior column in Bird Watcher's Digest since 1995. He's well qualified: Recently retired, he was a professor of biology and wildlife management at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and researched kestrels, Cooper's hawks, and other raptors extensively. In this episode of Out There With the Birds, BWD editor Dawn Hewitt asks Professor Bird whether his name had anything to do with his career choice--as well about his lifetime of learning about birds.
Episode 77: The Global Bird Weekend
September 18, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 37.6 MBBird Watcher's Digest is PROUD to support the first event of its kind on October 17th and 18th--the GLOBAL BIRD WEEKEND. This event is open to everyone in the world, it's free of charge, and its purpose and mission is to raise awareness and engagement of birds and birders on every continent around the world. It's also a great opportunity to help raise funds that will be used to fight the illegal bird trade in Asia and around the world. Join BWD Publisher Wendy Clark along with Tim Appleton an...
Episode 76: An Interview with George Armistead
September 04, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 48.4 MBGeorge Armistead is many things: pro birder, author, tour leader, marketer, and tolerant of jalapeños as a pizza topping. After earning a master’s degree in environmental studies, George, a native Philadelphian, opted out of a consulting career and began his birding journey. In this episode, host Kelly Ball and George revisit his birding career spectrum: from professional guide on birding trips, to book author, to founder of BirdPhilly, an informal birding group to encourage people to discove...
Episode 75: An Interview with Christina Baal
August 21, 2020 15:00 - 53 minutes - 61.2 MBArtist, birder, and all-around amazing human Christina Baal joined host Wendy Clark for a wonderful talk about birding and the arts. Christina shares her personal story of an early love of art and nature and how that grew into her present-day artistic platform, drawing 10,000 birds. Christina speaks candidly, sharing stories about how birding, birders, and birds have lifted her heart--and her art--to new heights. We are proud to present Christina Baal as our November/December 2020 cover artis...
Episode 74: Wendy's All-Women's Birding Tour in Colombia
August 07, 2020 15:00 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBIn December 2019, BWD President and Publisher Wendy Clark joined female leaders from the global birding industry on an all-women's tour of the Santa Marta region of Colombia. On their final day of the tour, they discussed their unforgettable experience and how they bonded, exhilarated as they celebrated the women of Colombia--and one another. We hope you'll enjoy their heartwarming discussion of the extraordinary birds of Colombia, the development of women in business and leadership in South ...
Episode 74: Wendy's All-Women's Birding Tour in Columbia
August 07, 2020 15:00In December 2019, BWD President and Publisher Wendy Clark joined female leaders from the global birding industry on an all-women’s tour of the Santa Marta region of Colombia. On their final day of the tour, they discussed their unforgettable experience and how they bonded, exhilarated as they celebrated the women of Colombia--and one another. We hope you'll enjoy their heartwarming discussion of the extraordinary birds of Colombia, the development of women in business and leadership in South ...
Episode 73: LBGTQ Birders of North America
July 24, 2020 15:00 - 54 minutes - 62.9 MBIn late 2019, BWD publisher Wendy Clark chatted with Jennifer Rycenga, Raymond Van Buskirk, and Michael Retter--all avid birders and members of the group QBNA (LBGTQ Birders of North America). The QBNA's mission is to facilitate communication among LGTBQ birders and their allies in North America and Hawaii. Join host Wendy Clark, Jennifer, Raymond, and Michael for this "pre-Covid", candid conversation about QBNA, diversity, and how a shared love of birds, birders, and birding can unify all pe...
Episode 72: Interview with David Lindo
July 09, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBIn November 2019, long before the COVID-19 pandemic, BWD Publisher Wendy Clark spent some time with her friend David Lindo here in the United States. David is a native of London, England, and now lives in Extremadura, Spain. David is also our newest Bird Watcher's Digest columnist. You will find David's Urban Birding column in both recent and upcoming issues of BWD. In this podcast Wendy and David discuss his life journey, his passion for birding, and how a little boy from London, years later...
Episode 71: The NEW Zeiss Victory SF 8×32 Binocular
June 18, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 27.7 MBIf you are interested in the highly anticipated debut of Zeiss's Victory SF 32 binoculars, then you will want to join Kelly Ball, ad sales director of Bird Watcher's Digest, as she chats with optics guru Rich Moncrief of Zeiss Sports Optics. Rich has worked with Zeiss for 18 years, and you'll understand the value he brings to this position as he explains what differentiates the Victory SF 32 from others in the birding market; what distinguishes an 8-power binocular from a 10-power binocular; ...
Episode 70: Jerry Liguori, Raptor Man, Part 2
June 05, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this two-part interview, Dawn Hewitt, editor of Bird Watcher's Digest, chats with the premier authority on the raptors of North America, Jerry Liguori. He is author of several books on raptors, and helped develop the ground-breaking Raptor ID app. Here in Part 2, Jerry discusses, among other things, his remarkable life and his debilitating illness.
Episode 69: Jerry Liguori, Raptor Man, Part 1
May 22, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this two-part interview, Dawn Hewitt, editor of Bird Watcher's Digest, chats with the premier authority on the raptors of North America, Jerry Liguori. He is author of several books on raptors and helped develop the groundbreaking Raptor ID app. Jerry's also a bird photographer--and that's how Dawn knows him: He has contributed many photos to BWD through the years. Especially since he is in poor health--as you might be able to tell from his voice--it is an honor to introduce Jerry Liguori ...
Episode 68: Observing Nesting Urban Owls with Chris Brinkman
May 18, 2020 15:00 - 46 minutes - 53.7 MBSpringtime is nesting time! In this episode, BWD's advertising sales director, Kelly Ball, interviews wildlife conservation photographer Chris Brinkman, who follows local nesting urban owls--particularly barred owls and great-horned owls--in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
Episode 67: The Perils and Pitfalls of Editing a Birding Magazine
May 08, 2020 15:00 - 54 minutes - 62.8 MBBird Watcher's Digest Editor Dawn Hewitt provided the keynote presentation for eighth annual (and first-ever virtual) Hatchie BirdFest, on April 24, 2020. Her talk was a nod to her beloved, late boss, Bill Thompson, III, who occasionally presented a perpetually evolving talk titled "The Perils and Pitfalls of Bird Watching." Dawn's is an informative celebration of the thrills and challenges of assembling North America’s oldest popular birding magazine. This podcast also features a beautiful a...
Episode 66: Wonder Woman Weekend
March 25, 2020 15:00 - 40 minutes - 74.2 MBLast October a group of female birding friends gathered at Opossum Creek Resort in Fayetteville, West Virginia which is also the home of the New River Birding and Nature Festival each May, (when there's not a pandemic happening in our world!). Regardless of your gender, we hope you'll enjoy this conversation between common--yet quite uncommon--Wonder Women, and we hope their lively discussion also encourages YOU during this global crisis that is affecting every person on our planet.
Episode 65: Sean Dooley: Saving Birds and Habitat in Australia
February 19, 2020 15:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBSean Dooley is the National Public Affairs Manager for Birdlife Australia. He has seen firsthand the devastating fires that Americans have been following with great concern in the media. According to Sean, the extent of loss is now 12.2 million hectares, which equates to more than 30 million acres--an area larger than the state of Pennsylvania! He took time in January to talk with host Wendy Clark about what it's like to be a conservationist in Australia at this critical time; how the birds a...
Episode 64: Eva Matthews Lark: Hog Island Audubon Camp
January 02, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBJoin host Dawn Hewitt as she interviews Eva Matthews Lark, program director for Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine. Listen in as Dawn and Eva talk about the amazing birding experiences, natural history, and landscapes that Hog Island has to offer.
Episode 63: British Invasion Series: The Last Hurrah!
December 19, 2019 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis podcast is the final episode of our British Invasion series. Join Wendy Clark as she talks to a variety of friends and colleagues at the British Birdfair about important conservation projects, birds, and international birding travel.
Episode 62: British Invasion Series: An Interview with Stephen Moss
November 18, 2019 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIf you're a "twitcher" in the UK, Stephen Moss is a familiar household name, and a beloved birding celebrity. He was the original producer of the BAFTA award-winning TV series Springwatch, worked with the TV shows Big Cat Diary, Birds Brittania, and Birding with Bill Oddie, and has authored no less than forty books on birds and British wildlife. Stephen writes a monthly Birdwatch column for The Guardian, is president of the Somerset Wildlife Trust, is an honorary professor at Nottingham Unive...
Episode 61: British Invasion Series: An Interview with Jim Lawrence
October 25, 2019 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBEpisode #61 continues our "British Invasion Series," which features a series of interviews that BWD Director Wendy Clark conducted at the 2019 British Birdfair in the UK. The British Birdfair is one of the largest gatherings of bird watchers and conservationists from around the world. In this episode Wendy interviews Jim Lawrence, global marketing director for BirdLife International. Jim and Wendy discuss the British Birdfair, US and UK conservation relations, and get distracted by a few exce...
Episode 60: Introducing the British Invasion Series! An Interview with John Cox
October 08, 2019 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBThe British are coming! The British are coming! Well... British TWITCHERS, that is! Welcome to our "British Invasion" podcast series featuring birding artists, conservationists, authors, and renowned birders from across the pond. In today's podcast, host Wendy Clark interviews celebrity UK bird artist John Cox about the role of artists at the British Birdfair, the evolution of bird art in the UK, his journey as a bird artist, and more. John's warm personality, his decades of experience, and h...
Episode 59: An Interview with Jason Ward
September 17, 2019 15:00 - 24.4 MBHost Wendy Clark interviews Jason Ward, a birder and social activist who grew up in the Bronx and now lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also the host of the popular web series "Birds of North America," which can be found on Topic.com’s YouTube channel and on Facebook. Jason tells Wendy about his experiences growing up in public housing, how he became interested in birds and nature, and about his video series. They also discuss how the hobby we all love transcends divisive issues and serves as ...
Episode 58: Julie Zickefoose and Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay
September 03, 2019 15:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this episode of OTWTB, host Dawn Hewitt interviews author, artist, and naturalist Julie Zickefoose. As a wildlife rehabilitator, Julie often takes in orphaned and injured birds to nurse back to health. One such charge was a sick and starved baby blue jay, a palm-sized bundle of gray-blue fluff that she named "Jemima." Julie fell hard for this engaging, feisty, and funny jay, a creative muse and source of strength through the author's own heartbreaking changes. She captures these experience...