The Science of Birds

The Science of Birds is a lighthearted exploration of bird biology. It's a fun resource for any bird

Episodes

Total: 111

This episode—which is Number 71—is about one particular scientific article.  An article that’s near

Great Blue Heron

2023/2/13

This episode—which is Number 70—is all about the Great Blue Heron. The scientific name for the Great

This episode—which is Number 69—is all about the avian skeleton. Bird bones.So this is an episode ab

Hornbills

2023/1/16

Today’s episode is number 68. It’s all about the family of birds called Bucerotidae. These are the h

This is Episode Number 67. It’s the last episode of 2022, so that means it’s the Annual Review!We’re

This episode—which is Number 66—is all about the ways you can help birds. How you can make a differe

Waxwings

2022/12/4

This is Episode 65, and it’s all about waxwings—birds in the family Bombycillidae. The Cedar Waxwing

This episode—which is Number 64—is all about the importance of temperate grasslands as habitat for b

The Common Raven

2022/11/7

This episode—which is Number 63—is about the Common Raven, Corvus corax. This species is also known

This episode—which is Number 62—is all about the major geographic divisions among birds across the p

Ostriches

2022/9/29

This is Episode 61, and it’s all about Ostriches. These are the birds in the avian family Struthioni

This episode—which is Number 60—is about Feeding Wild Birds. As in, humans providing supplemental fo

This episode—which is Number 59—is a bit different. Today, I’m going to be answering questions from

Today’s episode—which is Episode 58—is all about birds in the family Troglodytidae. These are the wr

This episode—which is Number 57— is all about the flocking behavior of birds.Birds of many species s

This episode—which is Number 56— is all about the colors of birds.The diversity of color in bird plu

Flamingos

2022/7/8

This is Episode 55. It’s all about birds in the avian family Phoenicopteridae. These are the flaming

This episode—which is Number 54—is all about bird eggs. This is an important topic. Eggs are a funda

Avian Flu

2022/6/12

This episode—which is Number 53—is all about Avian Influenza. Or colloquially what we call the Avian

This is Episode 52. Today, we’re talking about bird species that are way, way bigger than your avera