Bird watching and listening with Libby Mills
3/3/202633 min
When I was eight, growing up in England, I was already really into birds. I was in the Young Ornithologists Club for goodness sake! I didn't have one friend who was into birds. But these days, things are different. Here in the USA, almost 100 million people birdwatch. And that number's growing.
There's a lot going on between the birds, as they flit around chirping and singing To us, it might just sound like beautiful little tunes. But to birds, and even other species in the forest, there’s a whole hidden world of conversation out there— love songs...
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
You know, every day on Up First, NPR's Golden Globe-nominated morning news podcast, we bring you three essential stories. At the heart of each story are questions. What really happened? What really mattered? What happens next? At NPR, we stand for your right to be curious and to follow the facts. Follow Up First wherever you get your podcasts and start your day knowing what matters and why.
Chris Morgan· Host0:22
Hi, wild listeners. Thanks so much for your continued support and for listening to our Wild stories. If you wanna hear more Wild bonus content, then you can head over to our Patreon. We've got extended interviews and behind-the-scenes videos and lots more to keep us connected. The link to Patreon is in the show notes. Enjoy the birds. This episode is dedicated to our friend Pamela Isdahl, a longtime supporter of The Wild and lover of birds. [geese honking] Oh, that's cool. A flock of Canada geese flying over. Good morning. [geese honking] I'm sitting on my deck in Bellingham in Washington, and the, the birds have grabbed my attention like they usually do. In this case, a flock of Canada geese flying over. How perfect was that? I've got some nice tall Douglas fir trees back here, and my deck's up high, so it's a bit like being in their world, and they've always got a lot to say. But it's like this secret language all around us, and most of the time we don't even notice.