Nature Guys

Goldfinch is just the bird to cheer you up! This is a great bird to have at your feeders.

Our sources for this episode include:

• American Goldfinch
• Interesting American Goldfinch Facts
• 21 Facts on Goldfinches
• Fun Facts about Goldfinches
• Life Histories of North American Birds by Arthur Cleveland Bent

Bob and Bill hope to inspire you to take a Nature Break. This episode has a fun activity that Bob used at nature summer camp.

Click here for a Holes Scavenger Hunt list.

Related episode: Screech Owl

Bob and Bill are inspired by an Imago Ranger program to do an episode on pillbugs. If you’re a little stressed out go outside and find some of these guys.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Imago Rangers Pillbugs
• Pillbugs and Sowbugs
• 15 Facinating Facts About Pill Bugs
• Pillbug Project: A Guide to Investigation by Robin Burnett

Bob has a conversation with Chris from Imago about how nature can help us deal with the coronavirus.

Organizations mentioned in this podcast include:

• Imago
• J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge
• Sanibel Sea School
• The Arc of Appalacia

Bob has two large tuliptrees in his yard. Tune in to find out why these trees are so interesting.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Tuliptree Profile
• The Tuliptree
• Facts About the Tuliptree
• The Native Tree Society

Bill says Africa is number one on his places to explore. Tune in to find out how a trip to Africa might change your life.

Related episodes: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys

Every wonder about the stuff that washes up on a beech as the tide comes in and out? Doc Bruce from Sanibel Sea School explains why this is such an important place on a beach.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Guest J. Bruce Neill (Doc Bruce), Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sanibel Sea School
• Sanibel Sea School

Ranger Toni tells the amazing story of a white pelican stuck in the ice in Minnesota. Tune in to find out how it got to Ding Darling.

Related episode: Wildlife at Ding

Our sources for this episode include:

• J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
• Nature Works
• 10 Fun Facts about White Pelicans
• Interesting facts about pelicans
• CROW – Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel Island

Bob meets Ranger Toni at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. She talks about the amazing system of wildlife refuges that are all over the United States.

Related: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys

Our sources for this episode include:

• J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
• National Wildlife Refuge System

Bill explains the many wonders of the land down under.

Related: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys