Birds on Birds

We All Scream for Owl Screams: The American Barn Owl

Following up on our Guardians of Ga'Hoole episode with the real bird behind the Pure Ones: the American Barn Owl. Ghost-white heart face, a scream that could headline a h

Feathered Flick; Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Another feathered flick is up to bat! The long awaited and strangely good Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Join Hannah + Cleo as they go bar for bar on this

Heartbreak feels good in a place like this: The Bullock's Oriole

Not Sandra Bullock's bird. Never was. We checked. It's named after a father-son duo who weirdly share the exact same name (no Junior's here). This Oriole also spent 22 ye

Aerial Beagles: Black Skimmer

Unworldly aerial beagles, seadogs, scissor-bill, cutwater cuties... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they discuss the black skimmer! Laterally compressed feathered friends

Can you blow my whistle, baby? The Harlequin Duck

Hannah's birthday week means one thing: ducks. This time it's the Harlequin Duck, dressed to impress, squeaking instead of quacking, and living in whitewater rapids on pu

Stumping and Branching: Tawny Frogmouth

Another Wednesday, another new bird, and this one loves to break the fourth wall! Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they learn all about the tawny frogmouth, the supposed "

Tipsy Time: Cedar Waxwings

Join Hannah + Cleo with an "ear-full" of Cedar Waxwings: the bird that looks like it was dipped in silk, courts with a berry-passing dance, and occasionally gets flat-out

Highest Flying Bird: Rüppell's Vulture/Griffon

The highest flying bird in the world! Join Hannah + Cleo this week for their first vulture (griffon?) in honor of Cleo's birthday and favorite group of birds. Learn about

Golden Slippers: The Snowy Egret

A stunning silk-and-feathers hunter who almost paid for her looks with her life... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through this golden-footed showstopper, THE S

Strawberry Finch: Red Avadavat

The cutest little fruity bird, with a strangely mysterious wingspan... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through this color changing cutie, THE STRAWBERRY FINCH *

Local Heroes: Lark Sparrow and Lark Bunting

Two grassland birds, one unique state bird. This week, Hannah and Cleo dig into the Lark Sparrow and the Lark Bunting, who are both summer regulars at the Rocky Mountain

Hell Diver vs. The Clown: Pied-Billed Grebe vs. Ruddy Duck

Pied-Billed Grebe vs. Ruddy Duck. A duck with a bright blue bill spends breeding season fully absorbed in his own bubble show. A smaller bird with a horror-movie nickname

Fast as F*ck: The Peregrine Falcon

Not just fast but THE fastest animal on earth... other than some this one mite... Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through Jeffrey Lendrum's most trafficked bird

Bad Eggs, First Crack: Jeffrey Lendrum

Episode 16: Bad Eggs, First Crack: Jeffrey Lendrum A former Rhodesian ornithology nerd gets caught in an airport shower with fourteen peregrine falcon eggs strapped to h

Bird-ish Book Club: Birding With Benefits

Birds + BoBs - we have officially entered the book-o-sphere. Join Hannah + Cleo this week as they talk through the first installment of Bird-ish Book Club: Birding With B

BoB IRL: What Bird Vocalizations Can Teach Us

Hannah and Cleo attended a talk by Dr. Lauryn Benedict of the University of Northern Colorado, and they have thoughts. This episode covers what bird vocalizations actuall

Sugar Fueled Chaos: The Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Hannah and Cleo are finally tackling one of the hummers: the gorgeous, chaotic, and unbelievably tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbird! Join us as we explore the incredible adap

"You do not have to be good," said Mary Oliver

She won the Pulitzer. She spent forty years loving a woman named Molly. She wrote more poems about birds than almost anything else. Hannah + Cleo celebrate Pride Month wi

A Flamboyance: American Flamingos

A true Pride Parade, an LGBTQIA+ episode, and even the star of our podcast cover art: The iconic American Flamingo! Hannah + Cleo continue their Pride Month celebration b

Lesbian Seabirds: The Laysan Albatross

They mate for life, they dance for years to get there, and at least thirty percent of them are female-female pairs. Hannah + Cleo celebrate Pride Month with the Laysan al