Latest Backyard biology Podcast Episodes
Masters of Mimicry
Walkin' on the Wild Side - July 01, 2024 21:00 - 27 minutesIt's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side! Join Gabrielle and Marvin on the back porch as we talk about that master of mimicry, the northern mockingbird. Join us and learn more about this "prolific polyglot" and hopefully develop a little appreciation and fondness for this tena...
Back Porch Birdwatching - Red-shouldered Hawks
Walkin' on the Wild Side - June 15, 2024 12:00 - 28 minutesIt's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side and this episode literally fell from the sky for Gabrielle and I! We are fortunate to have a family of Red-shouldered hawks living in our woods and they put on a show recently, literally waking Gabrielle up with their loud shrieking. So...
Eastern Rat Snakes - Climbing Constrictors
Walkin' on the Wild Side - June 01, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutesHey everyone, it's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side! This time, tragedy at with our screech owl family prompted us an opportunity to talk about the sometimes seemingly "cruel" side of Mother Nature. Join Marvin and Gabrielle on the back porch to talk about the often misiden...
The Magical Periodic Cicada
Walkin' on the Wild Side - May 15, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesHey Everyone! I know we've done a podcast on cicadas earlier, but I couldn't help myself, I had to focus on the magical periodic cicadas. I'm flying solo for this episode, so join me on the back porch "studio" for a "magical" episode. The 13 year cicadas are emerging and making a lot of nois...
Conversations from the Road - San Antonio
Walkin' on the Wild Side - April 30, 2024 23:00 - 27 minutesHey everyone! Join us for a podcast on location during an "impromptu" trip to San Antonio! Join Marvin and Gabrielle as they chat about the beautiful city of San Antonio, Texas. Over a weekend, we found ourselves right smack in the middle of the largest festival of the year and during our t...
Small but Fierce Eastern Screech Owls
Walkin' on the Wild Side - April 14, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutesGabrielle is back in the podcast chair and this time, we're talking about my favorite owl, the Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio). These little owls may be small, but they are fierce and formidable predators that keep our rodent and insect population in check! Join us on our back porch "pod...
The Carolina Pleistocene - The Age of Mega Mammals with Dr. Steve Fields
Walkin' on the Wild Side - April 01, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutesWell, with Gabrielle traveling, I had to do this podcast on my own, but I'm not flying solo, I have a special guest! Join Dr. Steve Fields and I on location from the Museum of York County for a fabulous exhibit and discussion about the Pleistocene Epoch in the Carolinas. It's hard to believe t...
The Fantastic Frozen Frog
Walkin' on the Wild Side - March 15, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutesWe're back! After a little "hiatus" due to technical issues (love today's technology), we're kicking off 2024 with a new podcast on the fantastic frozen frog. Wood frogs are small little frogs with some incredible adaptations to allow them a competitive advantage, such as explosive breeding, e...
The Fabulous Falcons
Walkin' on the Wild Side - November 30, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutesIt's time for another episode, this time from our new podcast studio, aka, our new back porch! After traipsing for truffles, we go back to all things nature and explore the incredible acrobatic and speed demons, the falcons. Join Marvin and Gabrielle to learn more about these incredibly specia...
Traipsing' for Truffles in Tuscany
Walkin' on the Wild Side - November 15, 2023 13:00 - 41 minutesJoin Marvin and Gabrielle for a Walk on the Wild Side in the hills of Tuscany! For this episode, the Bouknights took to the hills to indulge in the tradition of truffle hunting. We joined an amazing organization to learn about truffles, and how they are traditionally harvested using good ol' f...
Viva Italiano! - Part 2
Walkin' on the Wild Side - November 02, 2023 21:00 - 25 minutesWe recently visited Italy for the incredible Slow Food Cheese 2023 festival in Bra, Italy, spending time in the Piemonte region of Italy, located in the northwest of Italy. Join us on this departure from our nature-based podcasts and experience Part 2 of our visit to Italy that found us traveli...
Viva Italiano! - Part 1
Walkin' on the Wild Side - October 15, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutesIt's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side and this episode is a 3-parter that we wanted to share with you! Gabrielle and I travelled to Italy for the Interational Cheese Festival in Bra, and then to Cinque Terre, Florence, and the Tuscan Countryside. For our first episode, we t...
The Falling Fruits of Fall
Walkin' on the Wild Side - September 15, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutesWith the days getting shorter, and temperatures giving us hints of cooler weather, Fall is right around the corner! Most are looking forward to the Fall colors but forget about the maturing fruits that provide food for animals preparing for migration, hibernation, etc. Have you ever stopped to...
Quite a Sight, that Swallowtailed Kite
Walkin' on the Wild Side - September 02, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutesWhen Gabrielle and I moved to Chester, SC, we thought the days of seeing the majestic swallowtailed kite soaring in the sky were over, but lo and behold, we have seen them here regularly! Join us on the porch as we talk about the amazingly acrobatic, striking, and spectacular swallowtailed kite...
Armadillos - Nature's Little Armored Tanks
Walkin' on the Wild Side - August 15, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutesIt may sound like a horror movie, but it's true...THEY'RE COMING! That's right, armadillos are moving north and west and even places like the Appalachian mountains are starting to see these little tanks. Join Marvin and Gabrielle as they talk about the little armored armadillo, its behaviors a...
Vultures - Nature's Clean Up Crew
Walkin' on the Wild Side - August 01, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutesIt's time for another episode and we dedicate this podcast to our friend Donna down in the Lowcountry! She adores vultures, so Gabrielle and I dug deep (ew!) and had a front porch chat about the amazing and incredibly necessary turkey and black vultures. Cleaning up dead animals, stopping dise...
The Name Game
Walkin' on the Wild Side - July 15, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutesA podcast request by Gabrielle! We were talking about stories behind some plant names and she thought it would be a good podcast, so here we are! Some plants get their names for obvious reasons, like pink lady slippers or sunflowers, but some have such unique names, it makes you wonder how the...
Jumping Spiders - Might as Well Jump...JUMP!
Walkin' on the Wild Side - July 01, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutesVan Halen is the perfect song for jumping spiders, lol! Join Marvin and Gabrielle on the porch as they talk about the amazing jumping spider, and I'm sure you will be able to tell Marvin is pretty excited! These little spiders look comical, have cute faces, but in actuality, they are an incred...
Cicadas...The Sound of Summer
Walkin' on the Wild Side - June 15, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutesAhhhh....summer! Nothing reminds us more of summer than the humming, buzzing, and deafening sound of the cicada. Join Marvin and Gabrielle on the front porch to chat about one of the most amazing, misunderstood, and magical cicadas. Learn about the life cycle of the insects, how often they ap...
Fairies of the Forests with Jody and Michelle
Walkin' on the Wild Side - June 01, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutesEvery year we look forward to a short 2-4 weeks in the late spring to experience the amazing blue ghost fireflies. This year, not only did I get to take Gabrielle with me, but also our good friends and fellow explorers, Jody Wilbanks and Michelle Owens. Join Gabrielle, Jody, Michelle, and myse...
Holey Moley - Down and Dirty with Moles
Walkin' on the Wild Side - May 15, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutesI'm pretty sure most lawn people get upset with moles digging in their yards, but moles actually help your lawn by aerating, eating grubs, worms, insects, etc. It's a common myth that they eat your roots of your garden plants, but that's untrue, and moles are more beneficial than detrimental. ...
Amazing Adventures in Alaska
Walkin' on the Wild Side - May 01, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutesFor this episode, we had an opportunity to visit Seward, Alaska for a few days before a conference and we made the most of it! We burned up the Seward Highway and beyond as we searched for whales, sea otters, snow-capped mountains, eagles, seals, and were hot on the trail of the elusive Aurora ...
Slimy but Special Salamanders
Walkin' on the Wild Side - April 15, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutesIt's raining outside and what a perfect time to chat about salamanders. Join Marvin and Gabrielle as they chat about the slimy critters called salamander. These complex little amphibians are very interesting and many just don't realize how common they are are how fascinating these slimy but sp...
Just How Smart Are Crows?
Walkin' on the Wild Side - March 31, 2023 12:00 - 44 minutesYou may have heard folks talk about how smart crows are, but really...just how smart are they? Join Marvin and Gabrielle on the porch as they talk about some of the incredible displays of intelligence by crows and other corvids. They are some of the most studied birds and there are some amazin...
Invasion of the Stink Bugs!
Walkin' on the Wild Side - March 15, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutesHey everyone, I know it may not seem like it, but spring is on the way! One thing we are ready to see go away are all the brown stink bugs! Hundreds of them and we're not the only ones! Join Marvin and Gabrielle and share in our frustration of an invasive species of stink bug who's population...
Wondering' About Weasels
Walkin' on the Wild Side - March 01, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutesOur recent travels to Minnesota and the chance to see ermine and pine marten kinda made us think, what about our own weasels here in the South? Join Marvin and Gabrielle as we talk about the frenetic world of the long-tailed weasel (Mustela/Neogale frenata). Learn about this little predator, ...
Birding in the Bog
Walkin' on the Wild Side - February 15, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutesWelcome back to Walkin' on the Wild Side and we have a special podcast in store! For this episode, Gabrielle and Marvin head up to the great white North, to Sax Zim Bog in northern Minnesota. This amazing place is an incredible mix of habitats that attract a whole host of boreal species such a...
Skunk Cabbage - A Pungent Power Plant
Walkin' on the Wild Side - February 01, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutesMarvin is flying' solo on this podcast, but he happens to be talking about one of his favorite plants, the skunk cabbage. Why? Well, believe it or not, the skunk cabbage is an amazing plant for many reasons, but it is one of the few plants that can generate heat! Join Marvin for an enlighteni...
Wildcat of the Woods
Walkin' on the Wild Side - January 15, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutesWelcome 2023 and this episode, join Marvin and Gabrielle on the front porch to chat about the wildcat of the woods, the bobcat! Hear stories, listen to observations and experiences with these cats, and learn about the habits, habitats, and interesting biology of this fascinating feline... Here...
The Habits of Rabbits
Walkin' on the Wild Side - January 01, 2023 13:00 - 41 minutesHappy New Year and welcome to 2023! We'll kick of another year of Walkin' on the Wild Side by ushering in the "year of the rabbit" on the Chinese calendar. Join Gabrielle and Marvin and learn some pretty interesting facts about rabbits found in the Southeastern US. Many folks don't realize th...
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