Mark Bramhill

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  • Username: mcbramhill
  • PRX Member
  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent

Recent Pieces from Mark Bramhill

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BirdNoir: The Wild Tom Turkey (01:45)
From: BirdNote

In this episode of BirdNoir, the private eye gets a call from H. Jon Benjamin about unusual Wild Turkey behavior. A male turkey (known as a “tom”) won’t leave his car alone. ...
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Birding 101: Finding Birds Any Time of Day (01:45)
From: BirdNote

Morning is a great time for birding – that’s the peak of singing and foraging activity for many species. But it’s not the only time to experience birds. Some species, such as ...
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Beak Meets Seed (01:45)
From: BirdNote

Birds like finches, chickadees and this Northern Cardinal love sunflower seeds, but each species uses a different strategy to extract the meat. When a finch plucks a ...
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Unlikely Places to Go Birding (01:45)
From: BirdNote

Birding is often best in the least likely places. At sewage treatment plants, watch for ducks and gulls - and raptors keeping watch over them all. Another place might be your ...
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Claire Wahmanholm: You Can Always Hear the Highway (01:45)
From: BirdNote

Poet Claire Wahmanholm's work focuses on nature and the environment. As she was walking around a nature preserve north of Chicago, Claire was listening for birds but realized ...
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Cactus Wren Nest Orientation (01:45)
From: BirdNote

Cactus Wrens, which may nest several times between March and September, carefully orient their nests in tune with the season. These bulky twig structures have a side entrance ...
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Great Tinamou, Eerie Voice in the Jungle (01:45)
From: BirdNote

The eerie sound of the Great Tinamou can be heard in the lowland jungle throughout much of Central and South America. Secretive — and almost impossible to see — Great ...
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Hawai‘i as a Model for Conservation (01:45)
From: BirdNote

With invasive species and climate change, Hawai‘i has experienced so much loss and extinction since Western colonists arrived. But Sam ‘Ohu Gon, the Senior Scientist and ...
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How Cliff Swallows Build a Nest (01:45)
From: BirdNote

When Cliff Swallows arrive on the breeding grounds in North America, the dirty work begins. The swallows scoop up mud in their beaks and carefully build a gourd-shaped nest ...
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Creating Bird Habitat at Home (01:45)
From: BirdNote

One of the biggest threats to birds is the decline in biodiversity due to habitat loss — and the traditional, manicured lawn isn’t helping. Growing native plants in your yard ...