Episode 46: Lord of The Wings: The Birds of Tolkien's Middle Earth and Undying Lands
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06/30/22 • 95 min
Eagles, Gorcrows, and Crebain...oh my! Throughout the works of J.R.R Tolkien, including Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Fall of Gondolin, The Simarillion, and Beren and Luthien, birds feature prominently. Some, like the Eagle, play a big role while other birds are more obscure. In this podcast episode, three life long friends and LOTR nerds discuss nearly every bird reference made in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Return of the Ring, and The Hobbit. They also explore birds throughout Tolkien’s many other works. Using a mixture of books and movie depictions, your dorky hosts have a lot of laughs and raunchy jokes while discussing the feathered folk of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands. Whether you’ve only seen the movies or can fluently speak elvish this episode will keep you smiling and learning. Find out more about the Eagles ancestry and deeds, Ravens relationship with dwarves, bird spies of Sauron, and the majestic swans of Ulmo and their relationship to Galadriel. Also learn a deep cut about Tom Bombadil and Kingfishers, Aragorn’s relationship with birds, and the possible meaning of the black swans.
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Also special shout outs to Podcasts that help pave the way for this episode including The Tolkien Road Podcast, The Prancing Pony Podcast, and The Lord of The Rings Minute Podcast.
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Intro Music By Ricky Pistone and Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers. Check them out wherever you get your music.
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Cover art “Tuor and the Swans” by Eirwen98 from the Public Domain.
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If you liked this episode, please share, leave a review and subscribe! I really appreciate it
Eagles, Gorcrows, and Crebain...oh my! Throughout the works of J.R.R Tolkien, including Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Fall of Gondolin, The Simarillion, and Beren and Luthien, birds feature prominently. Some, like the Eagle, play a big role while other birds are more obscure. In this podcast episode, three life long friends and LOTR nerds discuss nearly every bird reference made in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Return of the Ring, and The Hobbit. They also explore birds throughout Tolkien’s many other works. Using a mixture of books and movie depictions, your dorky hosts have a lot of laughs and raunchy jokes while discussing the feathered folk of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands. Whether you’ve only seen the movies or can fluently speak elvish this episode will keep you smiling and learning. Find out more about the Eagles ancestry and deeds, Ravens relationship with dwarves, bird spies of Sauron, and the majestic swans of Ulmo and their relationship to Galadriel. Also learn a deep cut about Tom Bombadil and Kingfishers, Aragorn’s relationship with birds, and the possible meaning of the black swans.
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Also special shout outs to Podcasts that help pave the way for this episode including The Tolkien Road Podcast, The Prancing Pony Podcast, and The Lord of The Rings Minute Podcast.
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Intro Music By Ricky Pistone and Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers. Check them out wherever you get your music.
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Cover art “Tuor and the Swans” by Eirwen98 from the Public Domain.
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If you liked this episode, please share, leave a review and subscribe! I really appreciate it
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Episode 45: Talon-ted Flyers (Peregrine Falcon)
Everyone knows the Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal alive, but do you know the physics behind what makes them so fast? Or about their soap opera worthy lives? With a beautiful dawn chorus of birds accompanying him, John tells you all you need to know about the Peregrine Falcon such as its feeding behavior, physical adaptations, breeding behavior, and evolutionary history. Packed with interesting stories and cool facts, this episode is sure to bring a pere-grin to your face! Featuring shout outs to tabbietnt for suggesting this episode, Jacob for leaving a review, Big Timber brewery for making great beer for birding, and Steve for writing in and sending a picture of a mourning dove nest!
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Intro music by Ricky Pistone and Outro Music by the Sidewalk Slammers. Check them out wherever you get your music!
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Cover art photo taken by Jay Pogo
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Peregrine Falcon sounds from www.xeno-canto.org.
Intro Peregrine Call by Sunny
Alarm Call by Patrik Åberg
Couple’s Calls by Lars Edenius
Nestling call by Seth Beaudreault
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Episode 47: Ready and Whip-Poor-Willing (Eastern Whip-Poor-Will)
Summer nights just wouldn't be the same without the ethereal call of the Eastern Whip-Poor-Will. Sadly, the nights are growing quieter as this bird's populations plummet. Learn the secrets of this elusive, nocturnal bird on this episode of Dirty Bird Podcast and why its numbers are declining. John combs through the latest research to discuss this big-mouthed bird's life history, vocalizations, and mysterious evolutionary history. Listen and learn about this bird!
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All Bird calls are from Xeno-Canto.org unless listed otherwise
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Whip-Poor-Will Intro Call: By Joseph Fell
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Whip-Poor-Will Call 1: by Paul Marvin
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“Summer night in Georgia” by jymdavis from freesound.org
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Mexican Whip-poor-Will: by Scott Olmstead
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Chuck-Wills-Widow: by Eric DeFonso
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Pauraque: by Paul Driver
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Whip-Poor-Will song 2: by Bruce Lagerquist
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Whip-Por-Will song with Cluck by Martin St-Michel
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Chuck call by Paul Marvin
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Outro Song by the Sidewalk Slammers
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