Another classic Life List episode: a recipe of biological and ecological facts, rabbit holes, and a healthy dose of talk about life! Bryony Angell wrote The Migratory Suitor for a recent issue of BWD magazine, and she joined us along with Wenfei Tong, an evolutionary biologist, to discuss how pair bonding in birds could relate to that in humans. This is a fun one!

Helpful links:

• Read The Migratory Suitor here as a free PDF download
• Wenfei's main book that we referenced throughout the episode is Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds
• More about Bryony and her work on her website
• More about Wenfei and her work on her website

One correction for this episode: It's prolactin that is involved in crop milk let down, not oxytocin 🙂

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Mollee sat down with Alvaro to recount her visit to the UAE that was cut short when the US/Iran war broke out. From here, she talks about the journey to get out of the Middle East that ended up involving travel to three countries, closed airspace and canceled flights, a missed birding tour, and experiences missiles being intercepted overhead...plus exploration of dramatic wadis, the pyramids, and Ramadan across three unique cultures.

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.

Bonner Black is back! If you need a little quality hang with your birding friends, we've got you covered.

A few links:

• Check out all of Bonner's music and more on her website
• Plus, don't miss Beasts of Birdin on YouTube
• And thanks to Lars Lachmann via Xeno-Canto for the Great Bustard recording!

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Thanks to Kowa Optics for sponsoring our podcast! Want to know more about us? Check out George's company, Hillstar Nature; Alvaro's company, Alvaro's Adventures, and Mollee's company, Nighthawk Agency, to see more about what we're up to.