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Inspired by their passion for conservation education, three nature enthusiasts use their unique backgrounds and experiences to take a deep dive into the world of ecology and conservation. Join them as they discuss aspects of wildlife across the spectrum- from the latest efforts in local conservation initiatives to the functions and developments in zoos and aquariums. If you’re enthralled by wildlife or eager to learn more about the world around us, then The Birdy Bunch has you covered. Conservation. Education. Fascination. New episodes every Monday morning. For more information, visit our website: www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com
Episodes
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Episode 2.38: Animal Defense Mechanisms; a Tier List
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Guess what, Nature Lovers? It’s time for a new episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast! This week, Matt, Brittany, and CJ rank some of the most unique - and disgusting - animal defense mechanisms! This episode gets a little crazy so we hope you enjoy it! In addition, Matt shares all about his friend Ed for our Creature Feature, and Australian CJ briefly joins us to discuss some Platypus conservation! It’s a super fun episode you don’t want to miss! For more information about the podcast, follow us on social media @TheBirdyBunchPodcast .
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:33 - Creature Feature
10:02 - Current Events
12:57 - Animal Defense Mechanisms
34:54 - Outro
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Episode 2.37: Bird Names For Birds with Jordan Rutter and Gabriel Foley
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Happy April, Nature Lovers! The Birdy Bunch Podcast is back this week with another superb episode! This week we are talking with Jordan Rutter and Gabriel Foley, two of the cofounders of Bird Names For Birds! Bird Names For Birds is a cause whose goal is to raise awareness for the concern about eponymous and honorific common bird names. In addition, Brittany features the Jack Pine - or Kirtland’s - Warbler, Matt shares a current event all about the ban of ivory trading in the UK, and CJ asks the Bunch about their most memorable prank experiences. For more information about Bird Names for Birds, please visit their website at www.birdnamesforbirds.wordpress.com or follow them on social media!
Just as a reminder this episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast is brought to you by our Patreon. Visit our website www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com or www.patreon.com/thebirdybunchpodcast. Thank you for your support, Patrons!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:03 - Creature Feature
09:44 - Current Events
14:00 - QOTD
19:22 - Bird Names For Birds with Jordan Rutter and Gabriel Foley
52:08 - Outro
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Episode 2.36: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Howdy folks…we mean, hey there nature lovers! On today’s episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast we’re going back in time to an era so affectionately called the “ Wild Wild West” by Will Smith. Why, you ask? To discuss the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly! In addition, CJ features the fastest gunslinger in the west, Brittany tells us about some pesticides that are not exactly treating some of our insects well, and Matt inquires about everybody’s theme song. So giddy up, pard’ner—you shan’t be missin’ this one!
Just as a reminder this episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast is brought to you by our Patreon visit our website www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com or www.patreon.com/thebirdybunchpodcast. Thank you for your support, Patrons!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:50 - Creature Feature
09:20 - Current Events
16:05 - QOTD
20:20 - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
49:18 - Outro
Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Episode 2.35: Conservation Art with Maggie Warren
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
We got the creative conservation juices flowing this week with a brand new episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast! This week, Brittany, CJ, and Matt are joined by good friend of the podcast Maggie Warren! Maggie is a conservation educator and wildlife artist in the Chicago-area! In addition, Matt shares a current event all about anteaters, and Brittany features a beautifully brilliant Broad-Billed bird! It's an artsy episode you don't want to miss! Ovenbird audio is by Christopher McPherson.
Just as a reminder this episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast is brought to you by our Patreon visit our website www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com or www.patreon.com/thebirdybunchpodcast. Thank you for your support Patrons!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:20 - Creature Feature
05:42 - Current Events
12:21 - QOTD
17:30 - Conservation Art with Maggie Warren
45:43 - Outro
Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Episode 2.34: Saving the Bell Bowl Prairie
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Save the bees (especially native ones)!! Today, we’re talking about the Bell Bowl Prairie, and how a little swatch of land could cause so much chaos! In addition to our round table about land management and endangered species in crisis, CJ features a friendly little fella known as the rusty-patched bumblebee and Brittany tells us about a pretty ‘crappy’ civilian science initiative! If you’d like to learn more about Bell Bowl Prairie or how to save it, make sure to visit www.savebellbowlprairie.org, and if you're an Illinois resident make sure to reach out to your State representative. Let’s save the Bell Bowl Prairie!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:37 - Creature Feature
09:50 - Current Events
19:37 - Saving the Bell Bowl Prairie
59:43 - Outro
Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Episode 2.33: Animal ”Love”; a Tier List
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Happy Early Valentine’s Day, Nature Lovers! We love all of you amazing support! We recently hit 10,000 downloads and are thankful for all of your love! This week on The Birdy Bunch Podcast, we’re ranking some of our favorite - and least favorite! - displays of animal courting and ‘love’! In addition, Matt features his favorite pair of Boobies and CJ shars a current event about some of our cephalopod and crustacean friends getting recognized as sentient beings! It’s a super fun episode you don’t want to miss! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @TheBirdyBunchPodcast for more updates on new episodes!!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
05:14 - Creature Feature
10:24 - Current Events
14:22 - Animal "Love"; a Tier List
49:42 - Outro
Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Episode 2.32: Conservation Consumerism
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
How do you shop, Nature Lovers? With conservation on your mind we hope! This week on The Birdy Bunch Podcast, we talk everything green consumerism and how to be the most conservation-minded when spending your money! In addition, CJ features nature’s garbagemen for the Creature Feature and Matt shares some exciting plans for our local Chicago aquarium! It’s a super fun episode you don’t want to miss! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @TheBirdyBunchPodcast for more updates on new episodes!!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:07 - Creature Feature
06:37 - Current Events
12:32 - Conservation Consumerism
41:53 - Outro
Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Episode 2.30: The Gifts of Wildlife; a Tier List
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Happy Holiday’s Nature Lovers! Thank you so much for all your support during 2021! This week, we’re ranking some of the cutest and strangest animals who give gifts! In addition, Matt tells where you can get sustainable holiday gifts, Brittany expresses her disgust for balls of protein-rich saliva, and CJ features their favorite creature! Such a fun episode to wrap up the year! We will be back with new episodes of The Birdy Bunch Podcast on January 10, 2022! Starting then, we will be releasing biweekly episodes! Be sure to follow us on social media @TheBirdyBunchPodcast for more updates on our return in 2022! Catch ya next year, nature lovers!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:32 - Creature Feature
011:23 - Current Events
20:24 - The Gifts of Wildlife
53:33 - Outro
Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Episode 2.28: Zoo Enrichment Lab with Sarah Feliciano and Matthew Owens
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Howdy Nature Lovers! Get ready for this brand new episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast! This week, Matt, CJ, and Brittany chat with Sarah Feliciano and Matthew Owens about their business Zoo Enrichment Lab, as well as all the positives enrichment can have in an animal's life when under human care! In addition, Matt shares about Amazonian Manatee numbers, CJ shares tiger news from Mother Russia, and Brittany features one of North America’s most infamous aquatic mammals. It’s a wildly surprising episode you don't want to miss! Make sure to visit www.zooenrichmentlab.com to learn more about Zoo Enrichment Lab, and follow The Birdy Bunch Podcast on social media @TheBirdyBunchPodcast for more updates!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:55 - Creature Feature
06:25 - Current Events
16:58 - Zoo Enrichment Lab with Sarah Feliciano and Matthew Owens
46:56 - Outro
50:43 - Matt Rejoins the Call
Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit www.thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Episode 2.26: Media and Conservation
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
What’s on your FYP today, nature lovers? Looks like a new episode of The Birdy Bunch Podcast! This week we attempt to tackle all things about conservation in media - social and otherwise. In addition, CJ lets us know that lemurs think everything is a drum, Matt updates us on the New Zealand Bird(?) of the Year, and Brittany features the Amur Leopard! It’s a fun filled conversation you definitely do not want to miss! Follow us on out social media for updates @TheBirdyBunchPodcast
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
06:41 - Creature Feature
08:28 - Current Events
21:31 - Media and Conservation
56:57- Outro
Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.