Weekend Birder

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.🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/143-filming-what-we-miss📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.comBirds featured: Satin Bowerbird, Superb LyrebirdBird illustration: Superb Lyrebird (male)--

Lyrebirds are famous for their mimicry and their role in the forest is even more amazing. Here's a special feature episode from Next-Gen Hills Naturalists podcast, hosted by Coen and Evie. Dr Alex Maisey shares how Superb Lyrebirds shape the ecosystem of Sherbrooke Forest, the sounds they can mimic and the science behind these remarkable birds.🎧 Subscribe to Next-Gen Hills Naturalists in your podcast app🌳 All links here - https://nextgenhillsnaturalists.org/ep-8-superb-lyrebirds-with-alex/--

Every bird sighting is a mystery waiting to be solved. 13-year-old bird lover Coen Pearson shares his journey from noticing little brown birds at Wilsons Promontory to launching a podcast and conservation group in the Dandenong Ranges.🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/142-next-gen-hills-naturalists📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.comBird illustration: Rufous Fantail--

Mitch Kenny visited a Blue Mountains lookout five times before he finally spotted a Peregrine Falcon. The Penrith Panthers player shares how birdwatching has become a vital mindfulness practice and a way to find a sense of calm during a hectic NRL season.🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/141-birding-between-games📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.comBird illustration: Peregrine Falcon--

Most of us live closer to owls than we realise. Beth Mott introduces us to Australia’s owls and their unique behaviours, and what we can do to help them survive.🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/140-australian-owls📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.com🎵 Recording by Marc Anderson, licenced from https://www.wildambience.comBirds featured: Australian Boobook, Barking Owl, Christmas Island Boobook, Eastern Grass Owl, Eastern Barn Owl, Greater Sooty Owl, Lesser Sooty Owl, Masked Owl, Powerful Owl, Rufous Owl and Tawny Frogmouth (not an owl).Bird illustration: Australian Boobook--

A Powerful Owl was there the night Ben Cullen lost everything. He shares his deep commitment to birds, and the work he now does with Trust for Nature to protect habitat on private land.🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/139-making-space-for-birds📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.com🎵 Recording by Marc Anderson, licenced from https://www.wildambience.comBird illustration: Powerful Owl--

Your questions kept coming! Dr Claire Greenwell returns to answer listener questions about leg colour, juvenile plumage, and how to photograph fast-moving seabirds with confidence.🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/137-terns📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.comBird illustration: Fairy Tern--

Australia’s terns are fast, fascinating and full of subtle differences. Dr Claire Greenwell shares how to tell Fairy Terns from Little Terns, what makes seabirds so unique and why community action is critical for their conservation.🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/137-terns📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.comBirds mentioned in this episode: Arctic Tern, Bridled Tern, Caspian Tern, Crested Tern, Fairy Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Lesser Crested Tern, Little Tern, Roseate Tern, Sooty Tern, Whiskered Tern, White-winged Black TernBird illustration: Fairy Tern--

Jonah Lafferty shares why Cairns is kingfisher heaven - from Little Kingfishers at the Botanic Gardens to Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfishers up on the Tablelands - plus his favourite local hotspots for birdwatching in Far North Queensland.🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/136-kingfishers-in-cairns📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.comBirds mentioned in this episode: Blue-faced Parrot-Finch, Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Double-eyed Fig Parrot, Little Kingfisher, Sacred Kingfisher, Silvereye, Yellow-billed KingfisherBird illustration: Little Kingfisher--