Join Kirsty and her nephew Edward as they explore the world of Australia's kites. This episode is about the joys of seeing and hearing the Whistling Kite, Black Kite, Brahminy Kite and Square-tailed Kite.

Edward is 10 years old and has grown up exploring nature. When he's not playing basketball, cricket or footy, he's hanging out in his backyard, the parkland over his back fence areas and in the bush around his holiday house in north-east Victoria. Edward especially loves watching and listening to Gang Gang Cockatoos. He is interested in Australian birds and likes researching endangered birds. Edward loves the sounds of nature and being outside makes him happy.

Links:

* Birds in Backyards - Whistling Kite - birdsinbackyards.net/species/Haliastur-sphenurus

* Birds in Backyards - Black Kite - birdsinbackyards.net/species/Milvus-migrans

* Birds in Backyards - Brahminy Kite - birdsinbackyards.net/species/Haliastur-indus

* Birds in Backyards - Square-tailed Kite - birdsinbackyards.net/species/Lophoictinia-isura

* Bird recordings by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com

Weekend Birder online:

* Website - weekendbirder.com

* Instagram - @weekend.birder

* Facebook - @weekend.birder

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Get to know one of Australia’s most charming robins. This episode is about the behaviours, calls, habitats and genetics of the Eastern Robin. It’s time to get sciencey!

Lana Austin has been working as a professional ornithologist around the world for many years. To name a few, she has been lucky enough to work with macaws in Peru, Toucans in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and Razorbills on the Isles of Scilly (UK). But in 2019 she decided to return to study to attempt to answer one of life’s biggest questions – are mitonuclear incompatibilities an under-appreciated cause of outbreeding depression? You’ve been wondering yourself, right?! In her free time, Lana moonlights as the President of Earthcare St Kilda, enjoys taking her cats for walks, and doing multi-day hikes.

Links:

* Eastern Yellow Robin Project - https://sites.google.com/monash.edu/eyr

* Monash University’s Wildlife Genetic Management Group - https://sites.google.com/monash.edu/wildlifegeneticmanagement/home

* Weekend Birder Google Map - maps.app.goo.gl/idqxtcxUDmUkDi1Y7

* Shout out to our friends at Earthcare St Kilda - earthcarestkilda.org.au

* Bird recordings by Marc Anderson, licenced from wildambience.com

Weekend Birder online:

* Website - weekendbirder.com

* Instagram - @weekend.birder

* Facebook - @weekend.birder

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Deep-dive into the world of one of Australia’s charismatic birds of prey. This episode is all about the Eastern Osprey, and how a childhood of field trips and wildlife photography has led to a life-long love of birdwatching and citizen science.

Pip Grant-Taylor is a retired TV Journalist Producer who concentrates largely on birds and wildlife photography. She has studied and photographed birds since she was a teenager. Pip’s absolute favourite bird is the Eastern Osprey. She is currently trying to identify the locations of as many Ospreys in the Moreton Bay area (including Sunshine and Gold Coast) as well as upper NSW. When Pip has time, she also likes to pick up the coloured pencils or paints and commit birds to paper.

Links:

* Pip’s website - pipwrote.wixsite.com/pipspixels

* Pip on Facebook - @pipgt

* Pip on Instagram - @pipgt

* Pip’s photos on Flickr - flickr.com/photos/pipg-t/

* Ospreys in Australia on Facebook - @OspreysinAustralia

* Ospreys in Australia on Instagram - @ospreysinaustralia

* Ospreys in Australia photos in Flickr - flickr.com/photos/ospreysinaustralia/

* Osprey Watch (USA) - osprey-watch.org/about/ospreywatch-program/

* Osprey World Nest Data - app.osprey-watch.org/dashboard/

* Weekend Birder Google Map - maps.app.goo.gl/idqxtcxUDmUkDi1Y7

* eBird Hot Spots Map - ebird.org/hotspots

* Birdwatching How-to guides - weekendbirder.com/how-tos

Weekend Birder online:

* Website - weekendbirder.com

* Instagram - @weekend.birder

* Facebook - @weekend.birder

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