http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/ This Birding Life is a podcast from the folks at Bird Watcher's Digest. And like the magazine's content, the topics covered by This Birding Life range far and wide -- from the backyard to the tropics, from bird feeding to bird chasing, from authors reading from their books to birders talking about their "spark" bird. This Birding Life is guaranteed to make you think, laugh, and want to spend more time out there with the birds. It's all about this wonderful hobby we share: watching and enjoying wild birds. Welcome to This Birding Life! Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 en-us Copyright 2009 Bird Watcher's Digest webmaster@birdwatchersdigest.com A Podcast for Bird Watchers Everywhere! Bird Watcher's Digest This Birding Life is a podcast from the folks at Bird Watcher's Digest. And like the magazine's content, the topics covered by This Birding Life range far and wide -- from the backyard to the tropics, from bird feeding to bird chasing, from authors reading from their books to birders talking about their "spark" bird. This Birding Life is guaranteed to make you think, laugh, and want to spend more time out there with the birds. It's all about this wonderful hobby we share: watching and enjoying wild birds. Welcome to This Birding Life! Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store. Bird Watcher's Digest webadmin@birdwatchersdigest.com 1440 http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode12.mp3 Artist, author, and naturalist Julie Zickefoose reads Paradise Lost, an essay from her latest book, Letters from Eden. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 15:50 Bill Thompson, Bird Watcher's Digest, Julie Zickefoose, Letters from Eden, Paradise Lost, naturalist, artist, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode13.mp3 Author Donald Kroodsma discusses the art and science behind listening to bird songs. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 26:36 Bill Thompson, Bird Watcher's Digest, Donald Kroodsma, The Singing Life of Birds, song, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode14.mp3 Bill Thompson, III talks with birdJam cofounders Jay Davis and Denese VanDyne about the origins and potential of birdJam. Wed, 7 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 15:05 Bill Thompson, Bird Watcher's Digest, birdJam, Jay Davis, Denese VanDyne, iPod, bird identification, bird song, bird calls, song, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode15.mp3 Bill Thompson, III talks with Victor Emanuel and discusses his inspiration for creating a worldwide birding and nature tour company. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500 21:34 Bill Thompson, Bird Watcher's Digest, Victor Emanuel, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours, VENT, tourism, touring, nature, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode16.mp3 Lisa White from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt reads an excerpt from All Things Reconsidered, by Roger Tory Peterson and edited by Bill Thompson, III. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500 17:55 Bill Thompson, Bird Watcher's Digest, Rogery Tory Peterson, All Things Reconsidered, nature, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode17.mp3 Bill Thompson, III, asks birding tour leader Bryan Bland to recount his memorable travels to India and beyond. Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0500 29:26 Bill Thompson, Bird Watcher's Digest, Sunbird Tours, Bryan Bland, tourism, nature, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode18.mp3 Bill Thompson, III, interviews Phoebe Linnea Thompson, his daughter and co-author on The Young Birder's Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 16:00 Bill Thompson, Bird Watcher's Digest, Young Birder's Guide, young birder, children, kids, nature, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode19.mp3 Julie Zickefoose reads her controversial column, "Love and Death Among the Cranes." Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500 16:52 Bill Thompson, Julie Zickefoose, Bird Watcher's Digest, nature, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode20.mp3 Bill Thompson, III, talks with Mitchell Waite about iBird and the future of digital field guides in general. Fri, 22 May 2009 11:00:00 -0500 27:46 Bill Thompson, iBird, Mitchell Waite, Bird Watcher's Digest, iPhone, iPod, iPhone app, field guide, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode21.mp3 Bill Thompson, III, talks with Lisa Marie Paguntalan about saving one of the rarest birds in the world. Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500 24:37 Bill Thompson, iBird, Cebu, Flowerpecker, Bird Watcher's Digest, bird conservation, Cebu Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, woodpecker, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode22.mp3 Humorist Al Batt recounts his experiences with all aspects of the natural world at the 2009 Midwest Birding Symposium in Lakeside, Ohio. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 55:25 Bill Thompson, iBird, Midwest Birding Symposium, Al Batt, Bird Watcher's Digest, humor, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode23.mp3 Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews participants in the 2008 Big Sit! held in the birding tower on his farm, Indigo Hill, in southeastern Ohio. Thurs, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 20:28 Bill Thompson, iBird, The Big Sit!, Bird Watcher's Digest, bird, birding http://www.birdwatchersdigest.net/podcasts/thisbirdinglife/episode24.mp3 During an eight-day birding trip to Panama, Host Bill Thompson, III interviews traveling companions for experiences and impressions. Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 29:59 Bill Thompson, Panama, Bird Watcher's Digest, bird, birding