001 INTRODUCING — Weekend Birder
Discover what’s to come in Season 1 of Weekend Birder.
In this podcast, you will hear birdwatching stories and advice from people of all experience levels. You will discover how to identify birds, where to go birdwatching, how to use equipmentand lots of fun facts. Episodes are short so that you can get out there and try out your new skills and knowledge.
Kirsty Costa is a teacher, science communicator and conservationist. During the week, she leads education strategy for a science-based conservation organisation. On the weekends, you will find her hanging out in nature with her friends and family. Kirsty believes that birdwatching is for everyone - anyone of any age can go birdwatching, no matter where they live.
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Links
* Facebook - @birderpod
* Instagram - @birderpod
* Twitter - @birderpod and @kirsty_costa
Transcript
Kirsty: Hi there. I'm Kirsty Costa. I'm a teacher, learning designer, science communicator, conservationist and more recently, a total bird nerd. I'm the host of a new Aussie podcast called Weekend Birder. I want to help everyone get outside and discover the wild birds around them. Anyone of any age can go birdwatching no matter where they live. On Weekend Birder, you will hear birdwatching experts and enthusiasts of all experience levels share their personal stories and advice about where to go birdwatching...
Jacinta: I really like to go birdwatching in Banyule Flats. It's an area of parkland and it's a really heavily developed area. It's totally surrounded by suburbia. But you get in there and you would never know that you were 100 metres from someone's front door.
Kirsty: How to identify birds...
Stephanie: So at the start of each summer, we, I mean, it's like clockwork. We get a flurry of emails in our inbox with these blurry photos and descriptions like it had the, the head of a pterodactyl and the body of a goose. And it was making a sound I've never heard before. And we know just from experience that it's always the Channel-billed Cucukoo.
Kirsty: How to use birdwatching equipment...
Anthony: You're looking at it. You put the binoculars in that line of sight. You do not adjust your head to fit the binoculars. As they come up to your face, you simply put the binoculars in that line of sight and you will see that bird every time.
Kirsty: And their favourite bird facts...
Mandy: You might often see in your local park a magpie walking along, and then suddenly it will cock its head and freeze. And it's listening to what's happening under the ground.
Kirsty: Episodes are short so that you can enjoy them at times that suit you. And information is in bite sized pieces so that you can get out there and try out your new skills and knowledge. So join us in learning and laughing about birds and birdwatching. It's called Weekend Birder and you can visit www.weekendbirder.com to find out more.
