Episode 63: The Feather Library project with Esha Munshi

Episode 63: The Feather Library project with Esha Munshi

This 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 read a quote from this book on feathers....

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Episode 62: Bird diplomacy with Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud

Episode 62: Bird diplomacy with Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud

Photographing 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 of a rare painted bunting that...

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Episode 61: Bird conservation: experiments that work

Episode 61: Bird conservation: experiments that work

In 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxjJ6f_-9h0 The first conservation plan that worked...

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Episode 59: The big year of birding with Noah Strycker

Episode 59: The big year of birding with Noah Strycker

In 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 expeditions to Antarctica and the high Arctic,...

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Episode 56: BR Hills in Karnataka: a recent visit

Episode 56: BR Hills in Karnataka: a recent visit

In 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.  Watch how the Solega tribals live and worship a Magnolia champaka tree or a...

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Episode 55: Demoiselle Cranes in India

Episode 55: Demoiselle Cranes in India

This 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 congregate here because they are fed...

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