Nature Guys

Goldfinch is just the bird to cheer you up! This is a great bird to have at your feeders. Our sources for this episode include: American Goldfinch https://abcbirds.org/bird/american-goldfinch/ Interesting American Goldfinch Facts http://www.birdhouses101.com/american-goldfinch-facts.asp 21 Facts on Goldfinches https://www.livingwithbirds.com/tweetapedia/21-facts-on-goldfinch Fun Facts about Goldfinches https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/fun-facts-about-goldfinches/article_65165159-1e5d-5a6c-8c04-cc1dfa9e6fde.html Life Histories of North American Birds by Arthur Cleveland Bent https://birdsbybent.com/about.html

Bob and Bill hope to inspire you to take a Nature Break. This episode has a fun activity that Bob used at nature summer camp. Related episode: Screech Owl (http://natureguys.org/screech-owl/)

Bob and Bill are inspired by an Imago Ranger program (https://imagoearth.org/imago-rangers/) to do an episode on pillbugs. If you're a little stressed out go outside and find some of these guys. Our sources for this episode include: Imago Rangers Pillbugs https://imagoearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Day-5_-Pillbugs.pdf Pillbugs and Sowbugs https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/pillbugs-and-sowbugs-land-isopods 15 Facinating Facts About Pill Bugs https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-facts-about-pillbugs-4165294 Pillbug Project: A Guide to Investigation by Robin Burnett https://www.nsta.org/recommends/ViewProduct.aspx?ProductID=12142

Bob has a conversation with Chris from Imago about how nature can help us deal with the coronavirus. Organizations mentioned in this podcast include: Imago - https://imagoearth.org/ J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge - https://www.fws.gov/refuge/jn_ding_darling/ Sanibel Sea School - https://www.sanibelseaschool.org/ The Arc of Appalacia - https://arcofappalachia.org/

Bob has two large tuliptrees in his yard. Tune in to find out why these trees are so interesting. Our sources for this episode include: Tuliptree Profile https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-grow-tulip-trees-2132098 The Tuliptree http://www-pub.naz.edu/~treewalk/tuliptree/tuliptree.htm Facts About the Tuliptree https://www.gardenguides.com/113941-tulip-tree.html The Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org/

Bill says Africa is number one on his places to explore. Tune in to find out how a trip to Africa might change your life. Related episodes: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys (http://natureguys.org/travel/)

Every wonder about the stuff that washes up on a beech as the tide comes in and out? Doc Bruce from Sanibel Sea School explains why this is such an important place on a beach. Our sources for this episode include: Guest J. Bruce Neill (Doc Bruce), Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sanibel Sea School https://www.sanibelseaschool.org/

Ranger Toni tells the amazing story of a white pelican stuck in the ice in Minnesota. Tune in to find out how it got to Ding Darling. Related episode: Wildlife at Ding (http://natureguys.org/wildlife-ding/) Our sources for this episode include: J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/jn_ding_darling/ Nature Works https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/whitepelican.htm 10 Fun Facts about White Pelicans https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/515654/10-fun-facts-about-pelicans Interesting facts about pelicans http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-pelicans/ CROW - Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel Island http://www.crowclinic.org/

Bob meets Ranger Toni at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. She talks about the amazing system of wildlife refuges that are all over the United States. Related: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys (http://natureguys.org/travel/) Our sources for this episode include: J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/jn_ding_darling/ National Wildlife Refuge System https://www.fws.gov/refuges/

Bill explains the many wonders of the land down under. Related: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys (http://natureguys.org/travel/)