A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Aug 20, 2018 - Ellen Blackstone of BirdNote on the Diets of Birds

August 18, 2018 00:24:28
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Aug 20, 2018 - Ellen Blackstone of BirdNote on the Diets of Birds
MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Aug 20, 2018 - Ellen Blackstone of BirdNote on the Diets of Birds

Aug 18 2018 | 00:24:28

/

Show Notes

I spent much of the summer transfixed by this year’s pair of phoebes who nested on the back porch as usual, and from a favorite low perch just across the way from there, launched themselves repeatedly into mid-air to catch insect after insect. 

How do birds get their food, and what do they eat, anyway? Well that depends on the bird, and Ellen Blackstone of BirdNote.org has some answers. A million people a day and more than 200 radio markets hear the 2-minute public radio show called Bird Note, and now “BirdNote” is a book too, which Ellen edited. 

Other Episodes

Episode 0

April 17, 2021 00:25:32
Episode Cover

Carol Gracie on Florapedia - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - April 19, 2021

There’s the so-called language of flowers, as in the symbolism or sentiment attributed to a rose versus a pansy or a daisy. And then...

Listen

Episode 0

July 18, 2016 NaN
Episode Cover

A Way To Garden With Margaret Roach - July 18 2016 Marne Titchenell On Animal Pests In The Garden

Share this:TwitterFacebookEmailLike this:Like Loading...

Listen

Episode 0

December 13, 2019 00:25:54
Episode Cover

Louis Bauer of Wave Hill on Garden Advice - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - December 16, 2019

Garden Design Ideas: A few of the gardeners I've learned the most from over my career have one thing in common: They've worked at...

Listen