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Sept. 1, 2021

Seagulls

There is technically no such thing as a seagull; learn why! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

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Aug. 18, 2021

Dog Days Poetry

"The Dog Days of Summer" Audry Heller. "August" Brian Strand. "Surviving August" David J. Walker. "Dog Days of Summer" Marylin Lott. "An August Cricket" Arthur Goodenough. "Late August" Ency Bearis. --- This episode is spo...

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Aug. 4, 2021

Herons, Cranes, Storks

These 3 long legged, long necked birds can be hard to tell apart on first glance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.f...

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July 21, 2021

Lake Sturgeon

Ancient, important, and threatened. These fish are the oldest and largest species in the Great Lakes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcas...

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July 7, 2021

Cattails

Also known as Bulrush, Reeds, Reedmace, Punks, Raupo, or *ahem* Hot Dog Grass. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fo...

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June 16, 2021

Eastern Cottontail Rabbits

It's rabbit season! Remember to not touch any baby bunnies you find in your yard. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm...

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June 2, 2021

Hummingbird Poetry

"To a Hummingbird" John Vance Cheney. "The Humming-Bird" Emily Dickinson. "Mr. Hummingbird" Hope Kingsley. "Fly Close, Hummingbird" Jared Eli. "Hummingbird" Ahmad Cox. "Humming-bird" D. H. Lawrence. "Hummingbird" Mark Roper. ...

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May 19, 2021

Vultures

CW: blood, guts, body functions. Vultures, sometimes called Buzzards in North America, are misunderstood sanitation engineers of the sky. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https...

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May 5, 2021

Lilacs

A favorite May flower. "Lilacs" by Helen E. Maring. "Lilacs" by George B. Griffith. "Lilac Bush" by Hilda Conckling. "Lilac Trees" by Larkspur. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast....

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April 21, 2021

Watershed

Not a shed like a building, but shedding lime fur sheds. Look at the ground, and you'll see how we're impacting bodies of water. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor...

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April 7, 2021

Wishing Stars

When you wish upon a star, does the star hear you? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

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March 17, 2021

Leprechauns

A little history behind the most well known creature of Ireland. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/suppor...

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March 3, 2021

The Northern Cardinal

A bit about a bright red bird. "Why the Red Bird is Red" from Cherokee tradition. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm...

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Feb. 17, 2021

Lake Effect Snow

You may hear it in the weather forecast, but what exactly is lake effect snow and why does it worry so many people? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Suppo...

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Feb. 3, 2021

Groundhogs

Well, it's Groundhog Day...again. Learn a little bit more about Punxsutawney Phil and the mystetious Inner Circle of the Groundhog Club. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https:...

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Jan. 20, 2021

Evergreen Poetry

"The Evergreen Tree" Dane Sprinkle. "Blue Jay and Evergreen Tree" Nicole Corea May. "Evergreen" Evelyn Smith. "Below a Douglas Fir" James Fraser. "Pine Trees" Robert Laurence Binyon. "A Pinecone" Any Ludwig VanDerwater. "Pine...

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Jan. 6, 2021

Sun Dogs

Not uncommon, but still mysterious. Sun Dogs hold a special place in my heart. Poems: "Sun Dogs" by Discoveria. "Sundogs" by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater. "The Sundogs" by Phil Ellsworth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anch...

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Dec. 16, 2020

Snowshoes

The oldest form of human powered transportation. "Winter Love Note" by Kendall Grant. "Snowshoeing Through Life" by Frances M. Thompson. "William Making Snowshoes" by Margaret Noodin. --- This episode is sponsored by · An...

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Dec. 2, 2020

Pine Cones

Conifers have a unique structure that we put in many of our winter decorations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/f...

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Nov. 18, 2020

Antlers

What is on deer's mind, or more specifically his head? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

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Nov. 4, 2020

Winter Prep

We go over three winter survival strategies: hibernation, migration, insulation --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/f...

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Oct. 21, 2020

Haunting Poetry

"From the Haunted Wood" Isaac McLellan. "Beyond the Last Lamp" Thomas Hardy. "The Haunted Oak" Paul Laurence Dunbar. "The Lake of the Dismal Swamp" Thomas Moore. "The Stolen Child" W. B. Yeats. "This Place is Haunted" Richard...

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Oct. 7, 2020

An Apple a Day

Can an apple a day keep the doctor away? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

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Sept. 16, 2020

Black Walnuts

Get nutty with this autumnal nut --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/followfox/support

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