The Bin Chicken, also known as the Australian White Ibis. It's a bird with a reputation for drinking bin juice. Some people don't really like them. But is that fair? In this episode we take a closer look and see what these bin birds are all about.

Honeyeaters, some people say they're the Hummingbirds of Australia. They are the nectar eating birds of the great southern land. What is there deal? Well this is episode that lays it out.

There is no shortage of Robins in the world. You got some in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Chances are if you're standing somewhere in the world, there is a Robin lurking near by. But of course, almost none of them are related to each other. Is it time for another rant about how useless and silly bird names are? You better believe it.

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Notes:

• European Robin: https://ebird.org/species/eurrob1
• American Robin: https://ebird.org/species/amerob
• Australasian Robins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_robin
• Flame Robin: https://ebird.org/species/flarob1
• Rose Robin: https://ebird.org/species/rosrob1?siteLanguage=en_AU
• Torrent Flyrobin: https://ebird.org/species/torfly1
• Japanese Robin: https://ebird.org/species/japrob2
• Siberian Blue Robin: https://ebird.org/species/sibrob
• Indian Robin: https://ebird.org/species/indrob1
• Robin Accentor: https://ebird.org/species/robacc1