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Buzz Blossom & Squeak

Jill McKinley

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Buzz, Blossom & Squeak is a quiet, curious walk into the natural world right outside your door.You don’t need to be a scientist, a hardcore birder, or someone who hikes miles into the wilderness. This podcast is for anyone who has ever paused to notice a bird call, wondered about a plant growing along a sidewalk, watched insects move through a garden, or felt the seasons shifting without quite knowing why.Each episode focuses on small, approachable pieces of nature—birds, bugs, plants, weather,...

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Episodes (131)

Chimney Swifts - Can't Perch, Can't Walk, and Barely Lands

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Sep 9, 202611:39pending

129 - Five Games That Will Change How You Notice Nature

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Sep 3, 202616:53completed

128 - Science Behind 4 Smells You Notice Outdoors

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Aug 27, 202611:09pending

127 - Fall Migration Already Started (And You Probably Missed It)

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Aug 20, 202613:13pending

126 - Reading a Bird’s Strategy By Where It Stands

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Aug 13, 202615:21pending

125 - Summer Stars and The Best Perseid Meteor Shower in Years (Aug 12–13)

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Aug 7, 202610:27pending

124 - The Birds We’ve Wrongly Decided Are Villains

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Jul 30, 202619:27pending

123 - How Wildfire Smoke Affects Birds, Insects, and Water

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Jul 23, 202612:34pending

122 - The Hidden Logic of Beaks, Snouts, and Faces

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Jul 16, 202619:33pending

121 - Yard Work Is a Dinner Bell for Birds

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Jul 9, 202612:26pending

120 - Let Somebody Else Raise Your Kids — A Bird Strategy

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Jul 2, 202611:24pending

119 - What Are Birds Actually Fighting About?

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Jun 25, 202619:20pending

118 - Nobody Loves the Possum. Here’s Why They Should.

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Jun 18, 202618:31pending

117 - From the Rockies to Alaska: Why the West Is So Different

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Jun 11, 202638:51pending

116 - The Ancient Forces That Made North America

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Jun 4, 202620:14pending

115 - How Baby Birds Learn Everything

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May 28, 202621:41pending

114 - Why Birds Get Lost: The Science of Vagrancy and Range Expansion

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May 21, 202621:44pending

113 - Reading the Sky: What Storm Colors Are Telling You

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May 14, 202637:52pending

112- Why Is Water Blue? The Science of Color in Lakes, Oceans, and Ice

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May 7, 202628:27pending

111 - Spectrometry in Space: What Every Planet Is Telling Us

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May 1, 202615:35pending

110 - How Light Reveals Secrets

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Apr 23, 202615:35failed

109 - The Science of Noticing When Nature Happens

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Apr 16, 202613:39failed

108 - How to Actually Identify Ducks

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Apr 10, 202624:36failed

107 -The Dusk Chorus: What Happens When the Sun Goes Down

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Apr 2, 202615:40failed

106 - Why Do Birds Sing at Dawn?

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Mar 26, 202617:57completed

105 - The First Thing Every Animal Does When Spring Arrives

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Mar 19, 202615:55completed

104 - Spring Is Already Here — You Just Have to Know Where to Look

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Mar 11, 202615:31completed

103 - Feathers Are More Incredible Than You Think

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Mar 5, 202614:21pending

102 - Why Can Animals Eat Things That Would Kill Us?

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Feb 26, 202617:46pending

101 - From Skywatching to Wall Clocks: How Nature Became Our Calendar

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Feb 18, 202620:06pending

100 - Berries: Nature’s Winter Survival Strategy

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Feb 11, 202610:39pending

99 - Reading the Tracks: Discovering Animal Stories Right Outside Your Door

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Feb 5, 202613:01pending

98 - Snowflakes, Snert, and Snow Sharks: A Tour of Winter’s Icy Wonders

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Jan 29, 202621:10pending

97 - Why Orion Is the Coolest Constellation in the Sky

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Jan 22, 202618:17pending

96 - The Secret Life of Winter Lakes: A Hidden World Beneath the Ice

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Jan 15, 202618:45pending

95 - Start the New Year with Nature: A Personal Challenge to Reconnect

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Jan 8, 202610:20pending

94 - Black, Brown, and Polar Bears: What Makes Each Unique?

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Dec 30, 202515:52pending

93 - El Niño, La Niña, and the Pacific’s Hidden Rhythm

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Dec 25, 202532:06pending

92 - Earth's Hidden Thermostat: The Oceanic Conveyor

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Dec 18, 202515:06pending

91 - Fractals, Spirals, and Fibonacci: The Hidden Geometry of Nature

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Dec 11, 202512:14pending

90 - Nature’s Hidden Code: The Fibonacci Sequence in Your Backyard

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Dec 4, 202511:12pending

89 - Winter Survival: How Animals Keep Warm When the Cold Hits

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Nov 27, 202519:58pending

88 - Biomicry: How Nature is Teaching Us to Innovate

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Nov 20, 202517:31pending

87 - The Secret Life Beneath Our Feet – Understanding the Power of Soil

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Nov 13, 202522:48pending

86 - What Comes Alive When the Sun Goes Down: A Journey Into Nocturnal Wildlife

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Nov 6, 202531:22pending

85 - How Plants Travel the World: Nature’s Secret Voyagers

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Oct 30, 202515:45pending

84 - The Jet Stream: Earth's Invisible Superhighway in the Sky

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Oct 22, 202513:36pending

83 - Why the Sky Changes Blue Each Season

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Oct 16, 202517:31pending

82 - The Marvels of October Spiders: Nature’s Autumn Engineers

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Oct 9, 202514:11pending

81 - The Season That Nourishes and Grounds Us

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Oct 2, 202514:21pending