Best Great Big Owl Podcasts (2024)

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Aotearoan Wildlife & Pine Marten Deep Dive 1:00:04

3M ago1:00:04

1:00:04

Welcome to episode 27 of Zoology Ramblings! We start the episode by sharing some quick conservation good news, including incentivising environmentally friendly behaviours in Copenhagen and the discovery of the world's largest land mammal migration in South Sudan. We then both talk about Aotearoan species, including the weird and wonderful kakapo an…

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Brown hyenas & crayfish, great white fear mongering, community optimism, lethal owl control & celebrating female rangers 58:50

3M ago58:50

58:50

Welcome to episode 26 of Zoology Ramblings! This week, we are back to our regular podcast structure and begin by sharing some quick nature news followed by our animals of the week. Robi talks about brown hyena phylogeny, and how new research may see it re-classified into an extinct genus. Taxonomy nerds, this one's for you! I talk about the invasiv…

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Deep dive: European bison (plus weird tree shrimps and slimy jawless fish) 1:12:10

4M ago1:12:10

1:12:10

Welcome to episode 25 of Zoology Ramblings, where Robi and I do a deep dive into European bison. Before we do, we talk about very bizarre animals of the week, featuring the slimy, jawless hagfish and an expedition that led to the discovery of tree-dwelling shrimps the size of a grain of sand! For our deep dive, we delve into how bison were almost c…

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Nature is queer, Iberian lynx, Whistling dogs, Big cats in the UK and Festival of Nature 1:21:46

4M ago1:21:46

1:21:46

Welcome to episode 24 of Zoology Ramblings! This week, Robi and I share exciting news of having met up recently in the UK, with Robi speaking at a Pride Community Campfire that I hosted with my colleagues. This leads onto a wonderful conservation about the innate queerness of nature featuring lesbian bonobos and elephant orgies. For our animals of …

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Funerals & bat hawks, cow-stomached birds, sexy snake and deer taxonomy, badgers in the firing line, AI footprints, night club crocodiles & Star Wars gibbons 1:24:08

6M ago1:24:08

1:24:08

Welcome to episode 23 of Zoology Ramblings! Sporadic and rambling as ever, Robi and I finally get round to recording another Zoology Ramblings episode. We fill you in on some life updates, including a very moving experience I had attending the Funeral for Nature in Bath. Robi shares some of his highlights from his recent trip to the Okavango Delta,…

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Anna's Angels 2 - LIVE with Amy Gledhill - Short version 12:29

6M ago12:29

12:29

Anna Mann is unleashed again on the lovely audience of the Museum of Comedy! She comes back from the dead to chat to Amy Gledhill for a bit. You can hear the full episode if you sign up to patreon.com/colinhoult Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Anna's Trinkets 2 16:04

8M ago16:04

16:04

Anna gives you another of her Trinkets because she cares. If you want to hear more support us patreon.com/colinhoult - they'll be a free 1 every week and a couple more on there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Anna's Trinkets 16:41

8M ago16:41

16:41

Anna Mann returns from the dead for a series of delightfully short mini eps to try and get some money off you. Today she explains how Heaven works and why Thatcher has turned the other cheek Support us at patreon.com/colinhoult Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Anna's Angels Pilot 52:13

10M ago52:13

52:13

Anna's Angels Pilot! Live recording at the Museum of Comedy! Awarding Actress Anna Mann returns at last as a ghostly spirit possessing the body of Afterlife star Colin Hoult to solve all the world's problems and maybe yours. Who knows its a podcast that changes any semblance of format constantly! With Anna's actual Norwegian cousin Ingrid Darle and…

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E60 - Derek Sallmann + Snowy Owl & Badgerland Birding 39:28

10M ago39:28

39:28

My guest is Derek Sallmann, one half of the sibling-duo behind Badgerland Birding, a popular YouTube channel with a focus on birding, bird-feeding and nature in general. They recently launched a new birding podcast: The Badgerland Birding podcast. You can also find Derek and his brother Ryan, out and around Wisconsin, leading birding tours. For mor…

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Cape Town re-union, Penguins, New Species, More Beavers & Swedish Lapland 48:12

11M ago48:12

48:12

Welcome to the 21st episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast, where Robi and I are actually together in the same place after over a year! We share some exciting updates about our recently released Rewilding A Nation documentary, Robi's leopard research for his masters thesis and what 2024 of the Wildlife Champions Programme has in store. We talk ab…

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E59 - Jon Dunn + Clapper Rail 40:25

11M ago40:25

40:25

My guest is Jon Dunn, lead author of the Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic, most recently the 7th edition in 2017, and a Tour Guide for WINGS, who has had a passion for birds most of his life. He’s led a few trips at this year's Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival and I’m happy he was able to join us for this episode. …

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E58 - RGVBF 2023 + Kookaburra 44:31

1y ago44:31

44:31

For this episode, I recorded interviews with visitors that stopped by my table at the Birders Bazaar of the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. In addition to those interviews, a returning guest, Victor Lawrence, spoke with us about the Kookaburra. I hope you enjoy the episode! Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Welcome to the RGVBF 01:04 - Janine from…

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Wildlife Champions, Leopards are ninjas, Frogging, Rosebank & Beavers are time wizards 49:03

1y ago49:03

49:03

Welcome back to another very belated episode of Zoology Ramblings! Thanks for putting up with our sporadic podcast recording. In this episode Robi and I give life updates, Robi of his masters project on monitoring leopard density in Namibia and me from Bristol of my job supporting local communities to take action for nature. We take a moment to ref…

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E57 - Genevieve O'Gorman + Chickens 49:00

1y ago49:00

49:00

My guest is Genevieve O’Gorman, a bird lover who runs her own Chicken Rescue right here in Tucson, where we are recording this episode, so you might hear a few roosters and hens in the background. She previously volunteered at the Chicken Run Rescue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she received her first chicken. She also worked with chickens and o…

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E56 - Robert Gallardo + Ocellated Quail & Guide to the Birds of Honduras 27:12

1y ago27:12

27:12

My guest is Robert Gallardo, a California native who moved to Honduras in 1993 for the Peace Corps and then stayed for the tropical birds. He is now considered the country's leading authority on both birds and butterflies. He leads tours for Naturalist Journeys and Fauna Ventures to Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago. Robert is the …

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E55 - Peg Abbott + Elegant Trogon & Naturalist Journeys 50:47

1y ago50:47

50:47

My guest is Peg Abbott, she is the owner and lead guide of Naturalist Journeys, LLC. Peg has been designing, guiding, and organizing natural history tours for more than 35 years; working for the National Audubon Society and other organizations before launching Naturalist Journeys in 1998. Her work has taken her all over the world, from Alaska to Af…

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E54 - Arjan Dwarshuis + Great Bittern & The (Big) Year That Flew By 44:48

1y ago44:48

44:48

My guest is Arjan Dwarshuis, an avid birder, professional guide, writer and conservationist. A name you are probably most familiar with for the Guinness World Record he set in 2016, by observing 6852 bird species across 41 countries in a single year. Not too long ago, his book about this big year, The (Big) Year That Flew By, was translated from Du…

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E53 - Phil Chaon + Pinyon Jay & Habitats of the World 49:58

1y ago49:58

49:58

My guest is Phil Chaon, a life-long naturalist with a background in botany and wildlife biology. Phil has taken field work jobs all over the world and now leads trips for Lindblad Expeditions focused on birds, wildlife and photography. In addition to guiding, Phil works as an audio analyst, training AI systems to categorize bird songs and he also c…

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E52 - 2023 Southeast Arizona Birding Festival 24:51

1+ y ago24:51

24:51

This is my second time at the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival and similar to my other festival episodes, I interviewed birders visiting the Nature Expo. We talked about some of their memorable birding experiences as well as their experience at the festival. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - DJ from Tucson 05:48 - Lindsey from Tucson 09:27 - Eileen …

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E51 - Jeff B + Northern Mockingbird + Desert Plants 44:10

1+ y ago44:10

44:10

Today my guest is a familiar one, Jeff Babson, you might remember him from a number of previous episodes, namely 7, 16, 22, 23 and 42, all of which I encourage you to check out, if you haven’t already listened to them. Jeff is an all-around naturalist who currently works for the Pima County Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, as …

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E50 - Frank M + Northern Cardinal & Green Things 36:28

1+ y ago36:28

36:28

My guest is Frank Mead, an Arizona native who’s spent the last 10 years in the horticulture industry. Some of his experiences include working in the Conservation Core, a branch of Americore, where he helped to build trails in national parks and cooperated with fire crews during fire season. While he doesn’t have a formal background in birding, his …

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E49 - Abby W + Gila Woodpecker & Rozet Nursery 43:48

1+ y ago43:48

43:48

Today my guest is Abby Wing, an owner, designer and builder here at Rozet Nursery. Abby spent 17 years in the San Francisco Bay area before moving out here to Tucson, there she pursued formal education, including her California Naturalist Certification, and acquired experience working with a number of gardeners, herbalists and contractors. Here at …

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E48 - Kendall K + Abert's Towhee & Mid-story Shrubs 35:34

1+ y ago35:34

35:34

My guest is Kendall Kroesen, the Community Outreach Coordinator for Mission Garden, who you might remember from Episode 39. With a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology he participated in a number of archaeological and conservation projects. In the early 2000s, he left social science and joined the Tucson Audubon society, where he created the Urban Bird H…

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E47 - Jennie M + Five-striped Sparrow & Birdathon 2023 38:50

1+ y ago38:50

38:50

Today my guest is Jennie MacFarland, a returning guest from Episode 6, a nearly life-long Arizonan that loves exploring different habitats in Southeast Arizona. She currently works as a Conservation Biologist for the Tucson Audubon Society and coordinates the Important Bird Areas Program and other bird survey conservation projects. Jennie organizes…

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E46 - Sara P + Elf Owl & Birdathon 2023 31:04

1+ y ago31:04

31:04

Today my guest is Sara Pike, a birder of 30 years and currently a Tour Manager for WINGS birdwatching Tours, she manages 20+ domestic tours in the US along with Guyana and even a sub-antarctic New Zealand cruise. Before WINGS, Sara worked with the Tucson Audubon for 11 years, where she was involved with retail, operations, marketing and even helped…

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E45 - Nic Grant + Belted Kingfisher 40:21

1+ y ago40:21

40:21

My guest is a familiar one, Nic Grant, you might remember him from Episode 20. He is a Marine Science Instructor and Aquarist at the Catalina Island Marine Institute. Although Nic’s educational background in the biological sciences might be unrelated to birds, his growing up in Cape May, New Jersey sure is. Birding a variety of habitats throughout …

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E44 - Isabelle Z + Blue & Gold Macaw & Free Flight Sanctuary 43:52

1+ y ago43:52

43:52

My guest is Isabelle Zapata, the Learning Center Coordinator at the Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary where we recorded this episode. She leads youth education programs where she enjoys sharing her passion for studying avian behavior and companion parrot husbandry. Outside of her role here, she continues to work with children as a public-school mus…

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E43 - San Diego Bird Festival 2023 36:14

1+ y ago36:14

36:14

For this episode, similar to my other festival episodes, I interviewed birders visiting the festival. We talked about some of their memorable birding experiences as well as their experience at the festival. The first interviews were recorded indoors and the rest were recorded outdoors. In the background, you will hear an occasional airplane and als…

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E42 - Kathe A + Gambel's Quail & Avian Eggs 52:28

1+ y ago52:28

52:28

This is the final part of the 3-part series and focuses on the eggs of our avian friends. My returning guest is Kathe Anderson ( Episode 27), who is a lifelong-learner and sharer, of anything bird-related. She frequently leads field trips in the Phoenix-area and at wildlife festivals across Arizona. She participates in local survey programs and Chr…

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E41 - Karen V + Rufous Hornero & Avian Nests 1:01:42

1+ y ago1:01:42

1:01:42

This is part 2 of a 3-part series covering avian mating behaviors, their nests and finally their eggs. Today my guest is Karen Vandergrift, who you might remember from Episode 8 and Episode 30. Certified as a Master Naturalist in both California and Arizona, with experience as a docent on Alcatraz Island, at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum and mos…

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New Beginnings, Bridges for Howler Monkeys, Orchids and Ejaculating Beetles, Leopards in Nepal, Elephant in the room 49:21

1+ y ago49:21

49:21

In episode 19 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I reconnect as he embarks on an exciting new journey in Cape Town and I get my first paid job in conservation! I talk about the awesome project that's helping howler monkeys in Costa Rica by putting up rope bridges and Robi enlightens us about the significance of a beetle ejaculating on a rare orchid. We…

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E40 - Jeff B + Great Lizard Cuckoo & Avian Mating Behaviors 43:53

2y ago43:53

43:53

This is part 1 of a 3-part series covering avian mating behaviors, nesting behaviors and finally their eggs. Today my guest is Jeff Babson, you might remember him from a number of other episodes, namely 7, 16, 22 and 23, all of which I encourage you to check out, if you haven’t already listened to them. Jeff is an all-around naturalist who currentl…

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E39 - Kendall K + Verdin & Mission Garden 42:44

2y ago42:44

42:44

My guest is Kendall Kroesen, the Community Outreach Coordinator for Mission Garden. With a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology he participated in a number of archaeological and conservation projects. In the early 2000s, he left social science and joined the Tucson Audubon society, where he created the Urban Bird Habitat Program and was involved with rur…

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E38 - Kristi D + Blue Jay 57:40

2y ago57:40

57:40

My guest is Kristi Dranginis, the founder of Bird Mentor and an avid bird lover who enjoys sharing her love for birds with others. She has banded terns on Great Gull island and hummingbirds at Mesa Verde National Park. Kristi also presented, and led field trips at, a number of birding festivals. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Kristi's Birding Bac…

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E37 - Tom B + Western Screech Owl 42:33

2y ago42:33

42:33

My guest is Tom Brown, owner of Focus on Feathers, an organization that coordinated photography-based birding tours in the past, but now focuses on marketing Tom’s photography. He has led birding field trips in Mexico and across the United States. You might have seen some of his photography in various tourism-focused publications and maybe even his…

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E36 - Jen Hajj + Swainson's Hawk & San Diego Bird Festival 29:43

2y ago29:43

29:43

My guest is Jen Hajj, the Events and Membership Coordinator for the San Diego Audubon who also coordinates the San Diego Bird Festival which will take place February 22nd - 26th, 2023. She tells us about her background in birding, some of her experiences with the Swainson's Hawk, her music and finally more about the upcoming San Diego Bird Festival…

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E35 - Ruth H + Green Jay 26:51

2y ago26:51

26:51

This is the last episode from my time in the Rio Grande Valley. My guest is Ruth Hoyt, a Texas Master Naturalist and Certified Interpretive Guide who loves photography. I signed up for a bird photography field trip at Laguna Seca and that’s how I met Ruth. After a morning of bird photography with Ruth, we decided to record the interview. We recorde…

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E34 - Javier DL + Common Pauraque @ Estero Llano Grande 39:35

2y ago39:35

39:35

My guest is Javier De Leon, a Park Superintendent who has been at Estero Llano Grande for the last 8 years and other local nature centers for the last 17 years. He tells us about how get into birding, his role as Park Superintendent, more about the park and also a resident that many come to see - the Common Pauraque. For more on Estero Llano Grande…

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E33 - John B + Clay-colored Thrush @ Quinta Mazatlan 26:08

2y ago26:08

26:08

My guest is John Brush, the resident Urban Ecologist and Park Naturalist at Quinta Mazatlan in McAllen, Texas. He provides environmental education to visitors and grows native plants to rewild and enhance the park. He tells us about how became interested in birds, got into this role and also shares about the Clay-colored Thrush, a bird that I was f…

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E32 - RGV Birding Festival + Great Kiskadee 32:53

2y ago32:53

32:53

For this episode, I recorded 3 smaller interviews at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, in the Birders Bazaar. My first guest is Victor Lawrence, an educator and falconer, with Wildlife Revealed and Sky Kings Falconry. He tells us a little about falconry and his love for birds. My next guest is Dorian Anderson, a guide, photographer and avid b…

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E31 - Andrew C + Rock Wren & Jay G + El Rio Preserve 37:58

2y ago37:58

37:58

For this episode, I have two guests: Andrew Core, an avid birder who frequents the El Rio Preserve and Jay Grodman, the Natural Resources Supervisor for the Town of Marana, who will tell us more about the preserve, its origins, and explain the lack of water you might’ve noticed if you’ve visited recently. As a result of the this decrease in water, …

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E30 - Karen V + Ravens 53:06

2y ago53:06

53:06

My guest is a familiar one, from Episode 8, Karen Vandergrift. This episode, she talks about her ranch in Uruguay, birding around there and the bird of the episode is the Raven. She tells us about the Common Raven and Chihuahuan Raven, while delving into some cultural perceptions of these birds and how those perceptions are connected to actual trai…

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E29 - Rick Taylor + Eared Quetzal + Birds of Arizona 1:11:49

2y ago1:11:49

1:11:49

My guest is Rick Taylor, author of the recently-released Birds of Arizona field guide and one of my favorite pocketable field guides - Birds of Southeastern Arizona. Rick tells us about how he became interested in birds, what went into making this field guide, along with a deeper dive into some of the new features, like the range maps. The bird of …

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Truss going backwards, Cheetahs in India, Bottlenose dolphins, The black stork, Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre and Lions of the Gir Forest 1:10:55

2y ago1:10:55

1:10:55

In episode 18, Robi and I record our latest episode from the middle of nowhere in New Quay, Wales. We talk about how the UK government is taking steps backwards when it comes to key environmental laws and tackling the climate and biodiversity crises. We chat about the reintroduction of cheetahs to Kuno National Park in India, and why this has prove…

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She's Back! 23:20

2y ago23:20

23:20

Anna Mann, greatest actress of the greatest generation (mid 70s probably) returns to the world of podcasts at last! rejoice my darlings, rejoice. buoyed and frankly bored on tour performing her show The Death of Anna Mann (5 stars most reviews - self out etc etc) she has decided to blast your ears with some of her latest tit bits and twat abouts. W…

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