Episode 60: Frig Off! (Magnificent Frigatebird)

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09/29/23 • 52 min

Magnificent Frigatebird? More like Massive Frigatebird! With huge 7 foot wings, a big red throat sack, and the longest breeding period of any sea bird, the Magnificent Frigatebird lives life large. It even will throw its weight around to steal food from all manner of creatures, earning its comparison to a frigate warship. Learn all about the life history, evolution, and population threats to this amazing bird of the tropics.

All Bird Sounds are from xeno-canto.org

Begging Call by Ricardo José Mitidieri

Calling and bill snapping by Bobby Wilcox

Drumming by Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado

Fighting sounds by Bobby Wilcox

Intro music by Ricky Pistone and Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers. Check them out wherever you get your music

Short clip of “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe” by Barry White used

All Bird Sounds are from xeno-canto.org

Begging Call by Ricardo José Mitidieri

Calling and bill snapping by Bobby Wilcox

Drumming by Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado

Fighting sounds by Bobby Wilcox

Intro music by Ricky Pistone and Outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers. Check them out wherever you get your music

Short clip of “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe” by Barry White used

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Episode 59: An Elephant Bird Never Forgets: The 4 Extinct Elephant Birds of Madagascar

The (possibly recently!) extinct Elephant Birds were fittingly named. Not only were they the largest birds to ever live with eggs even bigger than dinosaur eggs, they also filled a vital niche in Madagascar similar to that of Elephants of mainland Africa. Learn all about the four extinct species of Elephant birds with John and Tim in this episode! We talk about their fossil record, amazing facts about their biology, their evolutionary history, and how they went extinct. Also, we cover the geological history of Madagascar and the arrival of the first humans to the island. Learn everything you need to know about Elephant Birds!
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Thanks for the iTunes review RMbirder!
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Big thanks to Astrapionte for providing the cover art for this episode! Find their artwork @strpit7108 on deviantart, youtube, and Reddit!
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Also huge shout out to everyone who voted in the Dirty Bird Daryl poll, personalized shout outs to everyone in this episode!
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Intro music by Ricky Pistone and outro music by the Sidewalk Slammers, find them wherever you get your music

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Episode 61: Dirty Bird Shorties- Magnificent Frigatebird

Did you know young frigate birds play like puppies? And that adults croon to each other like Barry White to get in the mood? Learn fun, fast facts about the breeding and feeding of this giant shore bird with Dirty Bird Shorties! Check out full length episodes for even more bird facts
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All Bird Sounds are from xeno-canto.org

Begging Call by Ricardo José Mitidieri

Calling and bill snapping by Bobby Wilcox

Drumming by Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado

Fighting sounds by Bobby Wilcox

Intro music by Ricky Pistone. Check him out wherever you get your music

Short clip of “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe” by Barry White used