Weekend Birder

You can learn a lot about a place by noticing which birds are still there. Kai Hill-Crofts shares stories of birds, ecology and growing up on Country.

Birds featured: Eastern Osprey, Superb Fairywren, White-bellied Sea-eagle

Episode illustration: White-bellied Sea-eagle
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder
🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder

🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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At first, it just feels like trees - then something moves. Ecologist Emi Arnold shares how to read a woodland habitats and identify the birds that live there.

Birds featured: Brown Treecreeper, Diamond Firetail, Glossy Black-Cockatoo

Episode illustration: Diamond Firetail
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder
🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder

🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Birdwatching can quietly change how you see yourself. Mia Grundy shares how everyday birding and photography has helped her through tough times and shaped her identity.

Birds featured: Rainbow Bee-eater, Sacred Kingfisher

Episode illustration: Rainbow Bee-eater
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder
🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder

🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Little Penguins come ashore each night - but there’s a lot we don’t see. This encore episode with researcher Paula Wasiak explores penguin behaviour, conservation and life on Phillip Island.

Birds featured: Cape Barren Goose, Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater

Episode illustration: Little Penguin
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder
🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder

🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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Sometimes the moment you miss is the one you remember most. Wildlife filmmaker Jeremy (jeremyfilmsthings) shares how filming birds has changed the way he sees and listens to the living world.

Birds featured: Satin Bowerbird, Superb Lyrebird

Episode illustration: Superb Lyrebird (male)

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder
🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder

🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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