http://www.learningthebirds.com Explore the aviary of the high plains with Ruth Beasley who provides listeners with information and observations of interest to both avid birders and passing watchers. en-us Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 19:21:49 GMT Public Podcaster 30 Ruth Beasley no birds, learning High Plains Features Explore the aviary of the high plains with Ruth Beasley who provides listeners with information and observations of interest to both avid birders and passing watchers. Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/1016444/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/1016444.mp3 Ruth investigates the possible ancestry of a famous Looney Tunes character by considering the size and shape of a Northern Shoveler's bill. hppr Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/1016444/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/1016444.mp3 00:04:30 no LEARNING THE BIRDS, RUTH BEASLEY, NORTHERN SHOVELERS Ruth investigates the possible ancestry of a famous Looney Tunes character by considering the size and shape of a Northern Shoveler's bill. Ruth investigates the possible ancestry of a famous Looney Tunes character by considering the size and shape of a Northern Shoveler's bill. Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/1013875/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/1013875.mp3 Tanagers are brilliant tropical birds that spend their lives in the treetops, gracing the summer air with lyrical song. We investigate the several tanagers found in the High Plains. hppr Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/1013875/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/1013875.mp3 00:04:30 no LEARNING THE BIRDS, RUTH BEASLEY, TANANGERS Tanagers are brilliant tropical birds that spend their lives in the treetops, gracing the summer air with lyrical song. We investigate the several tanagers found in the High Plains. Tanagers are brilliant tropical birds that spend their lives in the treetops, gracing the summer air with lyrical song. We investigate the several tanagers found in the High Plains. Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/1006971/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/1006971.mp3 After some frustration, Ruth learned a trick for telling red finches apart that may help us sort out our House from Purple Finches using both sound and sight. hppr Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/1006971/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/1006971.mp3 00:04:30 no HIGH PLAINS PUBLIC RADIO, LEARNING THE BIRDS, RUTH BEASLEY, RED FINCHES, PURPLE FINCHES After some frustration, Ruth learned a trick for telling red finches apart that may help us sort out our House from Purple Finches using both sound and sight. After some frustration, Ruth learned a trick for telling red finches apart that may help us sort out our House from Purple Finches using both sound and sight. Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979652/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979652.mp3 Greves are primitive birds, just a rung above loons on the evolutionary ladder. They are pathetic in the air yet masterful in the water, and famous for a mating dance performed on the waves sometimes called "water ballet." hppr Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979652/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979652.mp3 00:04:30 no LEARNING THE BIRDS, RUTH BEASLEY, GREBES, WATER BALLET BIRDS Greves are primitive birds, just a rung above loons on the evolutionary ladder. They are pathetic in the air yet masterful in the water, and famous for a mating dance performed on the waves sometimes called "water ballet." Greves are primitive birds, just a rung above loons on the evolutionary ladder. They are pathetic in the air yet masterful in the water, and famous for a mating dance performed on the waves sometimes called "water ballet." Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979647/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979647.mp3 Pelicans are birds of massive proportions and odd anatomies, including an 18-inch beak that is a beak on top and a flexible pouch on bottom. We explore why the fish-eating pelicans are known by some as 'grotesque by interesting." hppr Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979647/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979647.mp3 00:04:30 no LEARNING THE BIRDS, RUTH BEASLEY Pelicans are birds of massive proportions and odd anatomies, including an 18-inch beak that is a beak on top and a flexible pouch on bottom. We explore why the fish-eating pelicans are known by some as 'grotesque by interesting." Pelicans are birds of massive proportions and odd anatomies, including an 18-inch beak that is a beak on top and a flexible pouch on bottom. We explore why the fish-eating pelicans are known by some as 'grotesque by interesting." Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979645/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979645.mp3 When the weather's hot, we head for the shore and two birds we're likely to see are the greater and lesser yellowllegs. Learn tricks, both visible and audible, for telling these shorebirds apart. hppr Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979645/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979645.mp3 00:04:30 no YELLOWLEGS, RUTH BEASLEY When the weather's hot, we head for the shore and two birds we're likely to see are the greater and lesser yellowllegs. Learn tricks, both visible and audible, for telling these shorebirds apart. When the weather's hot, we head for the shore and two birds we're likely to see are the greater and lesser yellowllegs. Learn tricks, both visible and audible, for telling these shorebirds apart. Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979642/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979642.mp3 there may be nothing as lovely as a swan. we explore four swams likely to be found in the heartland: tundra, trumpeter, whooper, and mute. Learn whether mute swans are actually mute. hppr Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979642/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979642.mp3 00:04:30 no LEARNING THE BIRDS, RUTH BEASLEY, WHOOPER there may be nothing as lovely as a swan. we explore four swams likely to be found in the heartland: tundra, trumpeter, whooper, and mute. Learn whether mute swans are actually mute. there may be nothing as lovely as a swan. we explore four swams likely to be found in the heartland: tundra, trumpeter, whooper, and mute. Learn whether mute swans are actually mute. Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979653/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979653.mp3 Loons have been described as one of the most primitive forms of bird life. Learn why this ancient creature has never quite learned how to walk, and why loons and lunacy are often lumped together. hppr Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/979653/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/979653.mp3 00:04:30 no LEARNING THE BIRDS, RUTH BEASLEY Loons have been described as one of the most primitive forms of bird life. Learn why this ancient creature has never quite learned how to walk, and why loons and lunacy are often lumped together. Loons have been described as one of the most primitive forms of bird life. Learn why this ancient creature has never quite learned how to walk, and why loons and lunacy are often lumped together. Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/977285/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/977285.mp3 In 1876, a party of surveyors set out ot map the headwaters of the Red river, and kept meticulous logs of the birds found on their hisotric expedition through the Texas panhandle. hppr Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/977285/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/977285.mp3 00:04:30 no 1876 In 1876, a party of surveyors set out ot map the headwaters of the Red river, and kept meticulous logs of the birds found on their hisotric expedition through the Texas panhandle. In 1876, a party of surveyors set out ot map the headwaters of the Red river, and kept meticulous logs of the birds found on their hisotric expedition through the Texas panhandle. Ruth Beasley http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/977282/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/977282.mp3 It was 1946 when, in the Colorado desert, Edmund Jaeger described an encounter with a nigernativing Poorwill, which resulted inthe first official report on this baggling phenomena. hppr Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/.jukebox/media/hppr/977282/mp3/RegionalProgramming/podcast/202/977282.mp3 00:04:30 no POORWILL, EDMUND JAEGER, COLORADO DESERT, HIBERNATING BIRDS It was 1946 when, in the Colorado desert, Edmund Jaeger described an encounter with a nigernativing Poorwill, which resulted inthe first official report on this baggling phenomena. It was 1946 when, in the Colorado desert, Edmund Jaeger described an encounter with a nigernativing Poorwill, which resulted inthe first official report on this baggling phenomena. Ruth Beasley