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Nature Guys
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Nature Guys connects you to the exciting natural world right in your own neighborhood. These nature connections will help you be cool, calm, collected and ready to make a positive difference in the world. Nature Guys is hosted by Bob a long time nature lover.
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Baltimore Orioles
Mar 2400:24:47Tap to summarizeTina and Bob chat about a strikingly beautiful bird. Learn all about when and where you might see this bird. Find out out why some birds are turning red!
Transcribe →Coyote America with Dan Flores
Jan 2700:55:57Tap to summarizeBob talks with Dan Flores the author of Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History. The book is a fascinating history of the coyote and why we need to learn to live with this iconic animal. Our source for this episode is the book Coyote America by Dan Flores. Learn more about Dan at the website Project Coyote.
Transcribe →Roam with Hillary Rosner
Jan 1300:30:14Tap to summarizeBob talks with Hillary Rosner the author of Roam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World. The book explores the urgent need to rebuild a kinder, more connected world for both wildlife and ourselves Our source for this episode is the book Roam: Wild Animals and The Race to Repair Our Fractured World by Hillary Rosner.
Transcribe →Snowy Owls are Real in Harry Potter
Nov 1800:23:59Tap to summarizeTina and Bob learn all about Snowy Owls. If you are a Harry Potter fan you should listen to this episode! Our sources for this episode include: Owl Research Institute Snowy Owl Audubon Guide Snowy Owl from All About Birds
Transcribe →Pumpkins
Oct 1400:27:50Tap to summarizeGreg and Bob delve into the origins of pumpkins. Find out what pumpkins are and how they developed into one of the most popular fruits. Related episode: Cranberry Thanks Our sources for this episode include: The Jack-O-Lantern's Origins 6 Things You May Not Know About Pumpkins 25 Fascinating Pumpkin Facts
Transcribe →Night Magic with Leigh Ann Henion
Aug 500:38:22Tap to summarizeBob chats with Leigh Ann Henion about her new book Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and other Marvels of the dark. Related Episode: Gardening for Moths with Jim McCormac Our sources for this episode include: Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion
Transcribe →The Cicadas are Back in 2025
May 13, 202500:40:01Tap to summarizeGia and Bob are once again excited about the arrival of the 17 year periodic cicadas. In 2025 it is Brood XIV that we welcome back. We hope to inspire you to either love cicadas or maybe just hate them a little less. Bob and Gia share 17 cool things about cicadas. There is nothing to fear when the cicadas are here! Related episodes: Cicadas are Kinda Cute, The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy Web sources for this episode include: Cicada Safari App created by Dr. Gene Kritsky Cicada Mania - Cicada Insect News, Facts, Life Cycle, Photos ... Books about cicadas: When the Woods Hum by Joanne Ryder (out of print check your library) Cecily Cicada 2021 Edition By Kita Helmetag Murdock and Patsy Helmetag Periodical Cicadas The Brood X Edition by Gene Kritsky
Transcribe →Biodiversity and Deep Ecology with John Seed
Apr 15, 202500:38:37Tap to summarizeBob talks with John Seed who started working on saving rain forests in Australia in 1979. John explains how he learned about biodiversity and Deep Ecology . To learn more about John Seed check out: The Rainforest Information Centre - organization founded by John Seed Thinking Like a Mountain - free PDF John Seed Deep Ecology - includes subscribing to John's mailing list
Transcribe →What's a Warbler?
Mar 18, 202500:28:09Tap to summarizeTina from Red Oaks Forest School joins Bob to explain Zugunruhe and the yellow warbler. Find out what the heck a warbler is and how you can see some during spring migration. Related episodes: What's Your Zugunruhe?, Merlin Magic Our sources for this episode include: Songbird Journeys by Miyoko Chu (book recommended by Tina) Yellow Warbler Migration When will Yellow Warblers Return
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Tree Talk
Feb 18, 202500:26:35Tap to summarizeGreg Torres, our plant guru, talks all about trees. Tune in to find out why trees have a special place in Greg's heart. Related episodes: Sit Spot, Mistletoe Prayer of the Woods (Portuguese folk tradition) "I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights. The friendly shade screening you from the summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching your thirst as you journey on." "I am the beam that holds your house. The board of your table, the bed on which you lie and the timber that builds your boat." "I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your homestead, the wood of your cradle and the shell of your coffin." "I am the bread of kindness and the flower of beauty. Ye who pass by listen to my prayer: "Harm me not."
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