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Birds of a Feather Talk Together Podcast
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A podcast all about birds. 2 Curators of Birds at the Field Museum in Chicago talk with 2 novice birders every week, and have a lot of fun.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birds-of-a-feather-talk-together/id1688396186
How did the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers get their common names? Shannon explains in this clip - check out the full episode on both woodpeckers to hear more! open.spotify.com/episode/3elU...

#woodpecker #hairywoodpecker #downywoodpecker #birds #species #podcast
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
What do an Eastern Meadowlark from North America and a Yellow-Throated Longclaw from Africa have in common? More than you’d think! 🐦 In our 'Field Trip', Dr. John Bates reveals how these two distant species evolved to look almost identical — an incredible example of convergent evolution in nature.
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
John shows the similarities between the racket tails on these two birds from different parts of the world. To see more, check out our YouTube page (link below) and listen to our podcast with new episodes dropping every week!

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#museum #birds #science #podcast #bluesky
October 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Have you listened to our Red-headed Woodpecker episode yet? Here's a teaser - it is available wherever you get your podcasts! (link below as well)

open.spotify.com/episode/1Qzj...

#woodpecker #bird #birding #redheadedwoodpecker #podcast #nature
September 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
John makes his case for why he loves the Olive-sided Flycatcher in this week's episode! Here's a link to the full episode, also available wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2QFB...

#flycatcher #bird #museum #birds
September 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Field Trips! John explains the big difference in weight between pelican bones and ostrich bones. Make sure to follow our YouTube page for more Field Trips! www.youtube.com/@BirdsofaFea...

#bones #museum #ostrich #pelican #science #birds #podcast
August 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Charles Darwin wrote letters to Alfred Russel Wallace discussing Kingfishers :) Check out our latest episode to hear more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

#darwin #evolution #kingfisher #bird #science #history #podcast
August 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A new episode of our Kingfisher series with Jenna Mccullough dropped today! Hear about Jenna's travels around the world, as well as how Kingfisher biology has influenced things like architecture. Available wherever you get your podcasts (also here!!): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
August 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
John talks about the different Parrot species that he saw in Peru! We had such a blast talking all about his recent trip to Peru and all of the amazing birds that he saw. Tune in to our latest episode to hear more!

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#peru #parrots #parrot #birds #travel #podcast
July 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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July 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
John talks about his recent trip to Peru in our latest episode. We talked a lot about Inca Terns, but John also saw one of the pod's favorite birds: The Hoatzin! Here is a link to listen (also available wherever you get your podcasts) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

#hoatzin #birds #podcast
July 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reminder to check out our YouTube page for our 'Field Trips' where John and Shannon show you a behind the scenes look at some of the amazing birds in the collection! #birds #museum #podcast
July 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM