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Weekend Birder

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  • 152. 152 Birds Tell Us Where We Are

    22:51||Season 5, Ep. 152
    Birds can tell us where we are or remind us of where we’ve been. Lorna Pettifer chats about birds as travelling companions, the sounds of home and what Brown Treecreepers taught her about the Murray-Darling floodplains.Birds featured: Brahminy Kite, Brown Treecreeper, Pied Currawong, Superb LyrebirdEpisode illustration: Brown Treecreeper

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  • 151.5. Season 5 Trailer

    02:09||Season 5, Ep. 151.5
    We've arrived at Season 5. There's more everyday birds, places, stories and science to discover.--

  • 151. 151 Ask Us Anything - with Sean and Jonah

    54:00||Season 4, Ep. 151
    Bird questions can get wonderfully out of hand. For the season four finale, Sean Dooley and Jonah Lafferty answer listener questions about ravens, dinosaurs, car park birds, migration, field guides and what birds can tell us about a changing world.Many thanks to Weekend Birder listeners for submitting your questions - Abby P, Brooke Y, Clare Presser, Dani K, Hugh Possingham, John T, Kelly W, Kirstie I, Lewie I, Lian W, Louis and Tom HThis episode also features Andrew Skeoch and Tim Low. Birds featured: Australian Pelican, Budgerigar, Bush Stone-curlew, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Little Raven, Noisy Pitta, Pacific Koel, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Southern Cassowary, Zebra FinchEpisode illustration: Budgerigar

  • 150. 150 Honeyeaters at Dawn - with Andrew

    21:58||Season 4, Ep. 150
    Honeyeaters don’t just sing at dawn - they listen. In our 150th episode, Andrew Skeoch returns to share what he’s learnt about honeyeater songs, and how they reveal something deeper about birds, place and belonging.Birds featured: New Holland Honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, White-eared HoneyeaterEpisode illustration: White-eared Honeyeater

  • 149. 149 Chasing Rarity - with Justine

    24:13||Season 4, Ep. 149
    Rare birds can change how we see everything else. Author and science journalist Justine Hausheer shares her thinking about common birds, endangered species and her book The Vanishing Wild.Birds featured: Australasian Bittern, Golden-shouldered Parrot, Rainbow Lorikeet, Regent HoneyeaterEpisode illustration: Regent Honeyeater

  • 148. 148 The Nature School - with Catherine

    19:25||Season 4, Ep. 148
    At this school, it’s completely normal to stop class for a bird. Catherine Shaw shares how The Nature School helps young connect with the world around them.Birds featured: Bar-tailed Godwit, Brolga, Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher, Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Golden Whistler, Lewin’s Honeyeater, Regent Honeyeater, Square-tailed KiteEpisode illustration: Golden Whistler (male)

  • 147. 147 The Birding Movement - with Natalie

    17:39||Season 4, Ep. 147
    At first, it just feels like a quiet hobby - then you realise how many people love it too. Natalie Kyriacou shares her insights into human relationships with nature and her new book Nature’s Last Dance.Birds featured: KākāpōEpisode illustration: Kākāpō