James's uncle is a big birder, and his dad is n't a birds too. Think they just thought it was natural to be into irds. What does it mean to be a birder? Because i'm not hip with, like, bird culture,. But i understand it is like the cult of ornithology. Like birders, they 're out there with t e binoculars. They count how many species they seem here year. And for some reason, during this part, i couldn't stop gasping because this whole sub culture just totally delights and baffles me.
Birds! Horned screamers! Winged pirates! Professional bird-person and all around cool dude James Maley joins Alie to talk about bird mating, monogamy, the cult of ornithology, absurd birds, parrots that are smarter than your friends' kids, a surprising fact about owl ears and history's most tragically zealous bird nerds. If you love birds, you'll be at home. If a bird did you dirty, you'll open your heart and learn to love again.
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