Latest Indianbirds Podcast Episodes
Episode 75: Gynandomorphism in birds with Dr. Hamish Spencer
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - March 21, 2024 14:25 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe sex of a bird – whether it is male or female – is one of the most critical aspects of its biology. Males and females often behave differently, especially during the breeding season, and in many species, they have strikingly different plumages. This episode features Dr. Hamish Spencer, an e...
Episode 74: A pigeon’s nest at home and its ripple effects
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - March 11, 2024 08:24 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhen a pigeon comes into the house. This is a controversial episode. In fact, I am pretty sure nobody in the nature groups that I am part of will approve of this. In fact, they may even condemn this episode. Because you see, it is about pigeons, which birders call flying pests. But here’s...
Episode 73: Birds and Shola Forests with Dr. V.V. Robin
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - January 18, 2024 14:22 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the Bird Podcast — hosted by Shoba Narayan. This podcast will focus largely on birds, specifically on Indian birds with occasional global forays. India is home to some 1200 bird species, amongst the highest in the world. This podcast showcases and highlights our feathered friends W...
Special Episode: How did you get into birding
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - November 23, 2023 12:18 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHere is a special episode about how different Bangalore birding experts got into birding.
Episode 72: Birding in Mauritius
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - November 13, 2023 15:02 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the Bird Podcast — hosted by Shoba Narayan. This podcast will focus largely on birds, specifically on Indian birds with occasional global forays. India is home to some 1200 bird species, amongst the highest in the world. This podcast showcases and highlights our feathered friends W...
Episode 71: The biodiverse splendour of Bhutan
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - September 28, 2023 03:10 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis episode is about Bhutan: carbon-negative, Buddhist and a pioneer in sustainable tourism. This tiny country, about the size of Switzerland contains 774 species. In comparison, neighbouring India— nearly ten times the size— has just 1200 species. Here we talk to Namgay Tshering a freelance b...
Episode 70: Toucanets and hummingbirds in Costa Rica
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - August 27, 2023 02:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, we talk to a resident naturalist about the motmots, hummingbirds and toucanets that you can see in Costa Rica.
Episode 69: The Resplendent Quetzal of Costa Rica
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - August 13, 2023 02:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the Bird Podcast — hosted by Shoba Narayan. This podcast will focus largely on birds, specifically on Indian birds with occasional global forays. India is home to some 1200 bird species, amongst the highest in the world. This podcast showcases and highlights our feathered friends W...
Episode 68: Delhi birds with Sudhir Vyas
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - July 30, 2023 02:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDelhi and its neighbourhoods, with its variety of habitats and landscapes, is remarkable for the wealth and diversity of its avifauna. It is a true haven for bird lovers, home to an astonishing array of over 470 captivating bird species. Get ready for an enchanting adventure with Sudhir Vyas's d...
Episode 67: The three-wattled bell-bird, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - July 16, 2023 02:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis is the first of three episodes about the bird life in Costa Rica. This one focuses on the three-wattled bell-bird and the episode is set in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Listen to the bellbird on Youtube here. Meet One Of The Loudest Birds In The World (Three-wattled Bellb...
Episode 66: Pleasures of birdwatching with Aasheesh Pittie
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - July 02, 2023 02:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAbout Aasheesh Pittie’s book of essays, The Living Air. If you’re looking for new ways to engage with birds and birdwatching, Aasheesh Pittie’s book of essays, The Living Air is a great place to start. This book will not only make you want to get out and observe your city and surroundings in a w...
Episode 65: Amazing bird species: Sarus cranes and storks
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - June 18, 2023 02:30 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 35, Dr. Gopi Sundar paints a hopeful picture of cranes and waterbirds coexisting with humans. In this episode we delve into these amazing bird species. Both storks and cranes are wading birds. They dwell in similar habitats and look similar. They have long legs and a long, curving n...
Episode 64: Flight paths: about bird migration with Rebecca Heisman
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - June 04, 2023 02:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, we are talking about how we know what we know about bird migration. Our guest, Rebecca Heisman describes herself on her website, as a “bird writer for hire.” Her first book, flight path has the following subtitle: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solve...
Episode 63: The Feather Library project with Esha Munshi
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - May 21, 2023 02:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis episode is about the wonder of feathers. Salim Ali said that birds were “feathered bipeds.” This episode explores how feathers are marvellously adaptive to suit birds and species. Our guest is Esha Munshi who co-founded the Feather Library, a digital project documenting feathers. Esha r...
Episode 62: Bird diplomacy with Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - May 07, 2023 02:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPhotographing birds across continents. In this episode, we interview His Excellency Jacques Pitteloud who happens to be the Swiss Ambassador to the United States. Based in Washington, Ambassador Pitteloud is also a birdwatcher and bird photographer. In 2021, Ambassador Pitteloud’s photograph o...
Episode 61: Bird conservation: experiments that work
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - April 23, 2023 02:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, we highlight conservation experiments that are interesting and have worked. We have chosen three experiments from previous episodes. Our hope is that you will go back and listen or watch sections of these episodes because they are worth your time. The first conservation plan t...
Episode 60: The race to save our vanishing birds with Beverly and Anders Gyllenhaal
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - April 09, 2023 02:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBeverly and Anders Gyllenhaal are veteran journalists and birdwatchers. They ran newsrooms, assigned features and wrote books. They publish a website called FlyingLessons.US: What We’re Learning from the Birds,’’ and are here with us to speak about their new book, “A Wing and a Prayer: the race...
Episode 59: The big year of birding with Noah Strycker
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - March 26, 2023 02:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, we talk to Noah Strycker. Noah is the Associate Editor for Birding Magazine and author of several popular books about birds. He set a world record in 2015 by finding more than 6,000 species of birds in one calendar year. 6,042 species to be precise. Noah has made more than 70 ex...
Episode 58: Where bar headed geese and black tailed godwits visit in the winter.
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - March 13, 2023 09:14 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis episode is set in Hadinaru Kere, a lake outside Mysore in India. In the winter, the lake attracts a number of migratory birds. Some 85 species have been recorded in March 2023. This episode talks about the black-tailed godwit.
Episode 57: Australia and birdsong with author Tim Low
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - January 21, 2023 08:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA conversation with the author of “Where Song Began.” In this episode, we talk to author Tim Low, whose book, “Where Song Began” has been credited with turning the map upside down in terms of ornithology’s Northern hemisphere bias. Tim proves that the world’s cleverest birds originated in Aus...
Episode 56: BR Hills in Karnataka: a recent visit
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - December 24, 2022 02:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn episode 28, we spoke to Dr. Samira Agnihotri about bird song and how the Solega tribals interacted so closely with the forest around them. This episode is about a recent visit to the BR Hills. It talks about how humans and wildlife can live together in the forest. Listen andWatch how the So...
Episode 55: Demoiselle Cranes in India
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - December 10, 2022 02:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis episode is about demoiselle cranes congregating in a village in India. Last month, on a trip to Rajasthan, I visited the village of Kheechan. To get here, you have to fly to Jodhpur and drive two hours North. The thing about this place is that every winter, some 20,000 Demoiselle cranes...
Episode 54: The Great Indian Bustard: Update
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - November 25, 2022 05:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOur first episode was about the Great Indian Bustard. The logo of the Bird Podcast is the Great Indian Bustard or GIB as it is called. Salim Ali wanted this bird to be India’s national bird for three reasons: it is indigenous to India, it is a large and charismatic bird, and it deserves prote...
Episode 53: Birds of Australia: Stories and Species
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - October 01, 2022 02:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis episode gives a glimpse into the birds of Australia, told through the eyes of Franck Masna, an aboriginal elder who tells us the story of how birds got their colours and also through the eyes of Michael Simmons who runs Tweed Escapes to show tourists the sights and sounds of the Tweed River...
Episode 52: Amazing bird species: Wood Storks
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - September 17, 2022 02:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis is a story about a wood stork called Flinthead. He lived with his partner in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida. The wood stork couple depended on the wetlands in Florida for not just their survival but also to bring up their babies. This is a post-episode trailer of Episode 5 where I ...
Episode 51: The importance of wetlands: Post episode trailer
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - September 09, 2022 07:31 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis episode is about wetlands. This is a post-episode trailer of Episode 5 where I interviewed Dr. Jerry Jackson. Even though the audio isn’t perfect, Episode 5 is worth listening to because he covers so much ground. Ecology, wood storks, wetlands, anhingas, and much more. Here I focus on ...
Episode 50: How Israel tackles bird conservation with Professor Yossi Leshem.
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - August 21, 2022 03:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, we have Professor Yossi Leshem from Israel joining us to discuss several things: tracking migratory storks with GPS, working with barn owls as pest control agents, regional cooperation, reducing aircraft collisions, and working with defense forces. Dr. Leshem has won countless ...
Episode 49: Bird Migration with Scott Weidensaul: Post Episode Trailer 1
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - August 13, 2022 09:01 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPost Episode Trailers are short episodes in which I highlight an earlier episode that is worth watching. This episode is about Episode 12 of The Bird Podcast in which author and migration expert, Scott Weidensaul talks about the amazing feats that birds do in order to migrate.
Episode 48: Behind the scenes with Allison Shultz of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - July 30, 2022 03:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn which we go behind the scenes to see the fascinating aspects of the bird specimen collection of one of America’s most well-respected museums. You really should watch this episode on our Youtube page (Bird Podcast) or our Instagram feed (bird_podcast), but in case you cannot, included here i...
Episode 47: The complex web of factors that influence bird migration with Yaara Aharon-Rotman
Bird Podcast with Shoba Narayan - July 23, 2022 03:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhere she talks about how multiple nations and habitats need to cooperate to help these champion migrants. In this episode, Dr. Yaara Aharon-Rotman speaks about long distance migration, mainly among shorebirds but also passerines. We have explored migratory shorebirds before in Episode 43. ...
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