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Kieran Barlow joins me to discuss photographing Black-crowned Night Herons at night, his move into including more habitat in his photography, and we touch on a bit of travel for wildlife photography. Night Heron - https://www.instagram.com/p/C_IpF2dxLIk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Ruddy Duck - https://www.instagram.com/p/C84R7EDRuCW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Great Blue Heron - https://www.instagram.com/p/C_-3HsDRVNO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Black-crowned Night-Herons feed primarily on fish, but they will consume everything from earthworms to clams to eggs of nesting birds and refuse at landfills! Because they are high on the food chain, found throughout much of the world, and nest in colonies, Black-crowned Night-Herons can tell us a lot about the health of our environment.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Kellie Quiñones is a Brooklyn born Afro-Boricua woman now living in Queens. She has a special place in Georgia's heart, welcoming her into the NYC bird world. Listen to this lively and laugh out loud conversation about birding from home, favorite bird memories, community, and more. Season 4 of Your Bird Story aka CHIRP is funded with a  grant. Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans Producer and Editor: Pod for the People American Crow https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/135405 Bald Eagle https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/92022701 American Woodcock https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/62745 Black-crowned Night Heron https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/134129 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yourbirdstory/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yourbirdstory/support

Recorded by Avni Vyas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 6, 2024. www.poets.org

Acclaimed spy novelist Adam Brookes started out in China as a languge student in the mid-'80s, skipping class to travel in trucks and buses to Tibet and other parts of China that had just opened up after being shut off to foreign visitors for decades. He want back as a BBC China correspondent, informed by his earlier experiences in remote parts of China, and informing a huge global audience about China's transformation. He has since parlayed both of those early chapters in China into vivid and thought-provoking writing, both in his spy novel triology Night Heron, Spy Games, and The Spy's Daughter, and in his narrative non-fiction thriller Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City. In this episode, he talks about how, with each form of writing, he has tried to bring China to life for his audiences, and deepen understanding of a complex place and people, and China's impact on the world. The China Books podcast is hosted and produced by Mary Kay Magistad, a former award-winning China correspondent for NPR and PRI/BBC's The World, now deputy director of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations. This podcast is a companion of the China Books Review, which offers incisive essays, interviews, and reviews on all things China books-related. Co-publishers are Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, headed by Orville Schell, and The Wire China, co-founded by David Barboza, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times China correspondent. The Review's editor is Alec Ash, who can be reached at editor@chinabooksreview.com.

Guess what, Nature Lovers? The Birdy Bunch Podcast is back! This week, CJ is joined by their dear friend and incredible colleague, Henry Adams! Henry is the Wildlife Management Coordinator with the Urban Wildlife Center at Lincoln Park Zoo and joins The Birdy Bunch Podcast to discuss Wildlife Disease Ecology! From birds in the Everglades to amphibians in Costa Rica, Henry has some fun stories to share! In addition, Henry and CJ chat about the Black-crowned Night Heron in this episode's Creature Feature! Make sure to give this episode a listen! If you enjoy this episode and want more from The Birdy Bunch Podcast, make sure to give us a review! More episodes of The Birdy Bunch Podcast will be coming soon!    For more information, visit our website: www.TheBirdyBunchPodcast.com Or follow us on Instagram: @TheBirdyBunchPodcast   Thank you to our Patrons for supporting Season 4 of The Birdy Bunch Podcast; visit www.Patreon.com/TheBirdyBunchPodcast to sign up.   Season 4 of The Birdy Bunch Podcast is hosted, edited, and produced by CJ Greco. Special thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music.    The mission of The Birdy Bunch Podcast is to inspire an inclusive community for conservation by using education to promote fascination.

fWotD Episode 2376: Rodrigues night heron.Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Monday, 6 November 2023 is Rodrigues night heron.The Rodrigues night heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) is an extinct species of heron that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. The species was first mentioned as "bitterns" in two accounts from 1691–1693 and 1725–1726, and these were correlated with subfossil remains found and described in the latter part of the 19th century. The bones showed that the bird was a heron, first named Ardea megacephala in 1873, but moved to the night heron genus Nycticorax in 1879 after more remains were described. The specific name megacephala is Greek for "great-headed". Two related extinct species from the other Mascarene islands have also been identified from accounts and remains: the Mauritius night heron and the Réunion night heron.The Rodrigues night heron was robust, its bill was comparatively large, stout and straight, and its legs were short and strong. It is estimated to have been 60 cm (24 in) long, and its appearance in life is uncertain. There was marked sexual dimorphism, males being larger. Little is known about its behaviour, but the contemporary accounts indicate that it ate lizards (probably the Rodrigues day gecko), was adapted to running, and although able to fly, rarely did so. Examinations of the known remains have confirmed its terrestrial adaptations; one researcher thought the species flightless but this idea has not been accepted by others. The species could not be found by 1763, and it is thought to have been driven to extinction by human-related factors such as the introduction of cats.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:32 UTC on Monday, 6 November 2023.For the full current version of the article, see Rodrigues night heron on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Joanna Neural.

On tis episode of For the Birds, Chip and Anson talk to you about the Black Crown Night Heron and the Coopers Hawk!Black-crowned Night Heron eBirdCoopers Hawk eBird

Summary: Our desert areas of Arizona are home to three full time herons. Join Cheryl and Kiersten as they talk about these three fascinating birds and tell you where you can see them.   For our hearing impaired listeners, a transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean.   Show Notes: www.allaboutbirds.org Personal observations and experiences.   Transcript Cheryl: Intro Arizona is known for its's dry heat, and desert landscapes but, this state has waterways natural, and man -made that have attracted a bird family known for its skilled fishing, and water wading, Herons.  Kiersten and I are going to be talking about just three different herons that live Arizona year-round.  Our state is host to several other lesser known herons that migrate here in the summer to breed.  The first one is one of my favorite birds to watch -the Green Heron. Kiersten: Green Heron          This small and stocky bird with a dagger-like bill, and a thick neck that is often drawn into their body.  Adults have a deep green back and crown, and a chestnut neck and breast.  Juveniles are small and compact but they are browner overall, with pale streaking on the neck and spots on the wings with a dark cap.          This small heron usually hunts from shore rather than by wading like other larger herons, so green heron bird is often over looked by some because it is tucked away or hunched on slender yellow legs at the water's edge, often hidden behind a tangle of leaves.  The green heron is well aware of its surroundings and knows when it has been discovered.  If you are lucky to have it tolerate your presence then you will see it crouch down patiently to surprise a fish with a snatch and grab of its dagger-like bill.          The green heron is one of the world's few tool-using bird species.  You may learn more on this subject by listening to our Birds and Tools podcast.  Green herons often create fishing lures with bread crusts, insects, or feathers by dropping these items on the surface of the water to entice small fish.  Occasionally, green herons will dive for deep-water prey and need to swim back to shore.          Green herons are year-round residents in Arizona, and are found along inland wetlands here in Arizona that would be lakes, ponds, riverways and other wet habitats such as golf courses with trees and shrubs to provide secluded nest sites.  Green herons eat a variety of small fish, insects, spiders, crustaceans, amphibians, reptiles and small rodents.          When it is time to pair up for breeding season the male selects a secluded site within his territory and starts the nest, but once he finds a mate, the male heron will turn the construction over to the female.  The nest is made of long, thin sticks that the female fashions in a home about 12 inches in diameter.  Both sexes brood and feed the chicks, which may stay with their parents for more than a month after leaving the nest, as they learn to forage.  Green herons are territorial and will defend their nest site.           The overall population of these herons has declined by 51% due to habitat loss and contaminates in wetlands that it thrives in.   Cheryl: Black-crowned Night Heron          Black-crowned Night Heron is a stocky and compact bird that often tucks its neck into its body creating a hunch backed look.  Adults have a black cap and back which contrasts with its whitish to pale gray belly and gray wings.  Juveniles are brown and streaky overall with a pale yellowish bill.          These birds are most active at night or at dusk giving them a ghostly appearance as they come flapping out from their daytime roosts to forage along the waterways they inhabit.          These are social birds that breed in colonies of stick nests usually built over water.  They live along waterways of fresh, salt or brackish wetlands such as streams, rivers lakes, ponds, lagoons, and canals here in Arizona, and are the widespread heron in the world.          Night herons are opportunistic feeders that may eat many kinds of terrestrial, fresh water and marine animals.  Their diets consist of leeches, earthworms, insects, crayfish, clams, mussels, fish, amphibians, lizards, snakes, turtles, rodents, birds and eggs.  They avoid eating during the day so as not to compete with longer-legged heron species.          When it comes time to start a family, the male chooses a nest site in a tree or in cattails usually in an area safe from predators.  Night herons are colony nesters, often dozens nest together in an area.  The male starts building a platform nest out of sticks, twigs and woody vegetation, and when he finds a mate, he will pass the job of nest building to her just like with the green herons.  The male and female work together to provide for the family until the fledglings disperse out into the world.          It is surprising that this bird's population is stable across most of the U.S. since it lives along the waters edge which exposes the bird to contaminates in the water as well as development and draining of its watery habitat.  Night herons are tolerant of disturbances such as traffic, and other human activities so they are especially useful for revealing environmental deterioration in urban environments. Kiersten: Great Blue Heron          This stately heron often stands motionless as it scans for prey or wades belly deep with long deliberate steps.  These birds may move slowly, but Great Blue herons can strike like lightning to grab a fish or snap up a gopher.  The adults are very large and tall, with a long neck.  They are grayish-blue overall with a long orangish-yellow bill.  Adults have a black crown and black head plumes.  Juveniles are grayish-blue with pale belly, dark streaking on neck, and its bill is long and dusky colored.  Despite their size Great Blue Heron adults only weigh about 5-6 pounds.  This is in part to their hollow bones- a feature all birds share.  Another interesting fact is the Great Blue herons have excellent night vision so no one is safe when it is on the hunt.          These large herons live in both fresh water and salt water habitats, and also forage in grasslands and agricultural fields, where they stalk frogs and small mammals.  Here in Arizona, Great Blue Herons may be found along rivers and streams, lakes, canals, golf course ponds, agricultural and irrigation fields.  Great Blue herons have benefited from the reintroduction and recovery of the beaver population in North America because of the wetlands these large water engineers create.          In flight, the Great Blue heron folds it's neck into an “S” shape and trails its long legs behind, dangling them as it prepares to land.  When watching this bird fly with its slow, deep wingbeats is like watching a pterodactyl flying out of over a primordial swamp.           Great Blue herons nest mainly in trees, but will also nest on the ground, or on bushes, on mangroves, and on structures such as duck blinds, channel markers, or artificial nest platforms.  These large birds are colony nesters like the Black-crowned Night Heron.  Nest are generally made out of sticks gathered by the male.  The female will line the nest with plant material such as pine needles, moss, reeds, or dry grass.  Colonies of Great Blue herons can get quite large with up to 50 or more pairs in an area.  These colonies once established can last for over 50 years.  Great Blue Herons have elaborate courtship and pair-bonding displays that include ritualized greetings, stick transfers and more.          Because the Great Blue Heron depends on wetlands for feeding and on relatively undisturbed sites for breeding, they are vulnerable to habitat loss and human impacts such as traffic, logging, motorboats, chemical pollutants or other causes of reduced water quality. Cheryl: Closing          Today Kiersten and shared with interesting facts and descriptions about three amazing shore/wading birds that reside in Arizona.  The Great Blue Heron was the first bird that opened me up to the majesty and marvel of the bird world.  I was 8 years old, on a very early morning bird walk along the saltwater marshes of the Long Island sound in New York.  It was sunrise, there was a mist rising off the water, then out into the open moves this huge bird as tall as I was.  I still can see it all these year later. The Black-crowned Night heron is an intense discovery when you are out birding along the water's edge.  It is rarely flustered by humans so I have many times come across it just as it is about to snag a meal.  This bird tolerance for people in its space is one of the reasons its population is more stable than the green heron.  Last but one least, the green heron elusive behavior of skulking among the grasses and reeds as water laps at its feet make it a joyous discovery when spotted.  It is reluctant to have an audience so it is rare to get any really time to watch it, but it one of my favorites to look for when I am out birding at the Gilbert Water Ranch.  The green heron croaking like call makes it even more of an oddity and worth the search. Hopefully, this has intrigued some of our listeners if not all to get up and out to water this summer to wade along with these herons who know just where to find the best fish.  

Author Stephen England finds himself embedded deep in Communist-controlled East Berlin, and has asked his handler to leave him 5 of his favorite spy books at the Dead Drop location in Friedrichshain Park. Join us on the Spy Book Podcast, Spybrary, and discover the thrilling world of spy novels in our exclusive series, 'Dead Drop 5'. Spy Books and Dead Drops...what is this series exactly? This riveting series is a crowd favorite, but be warned, your bank balance may take a hit based on these spy book recommendations. In these episodes, our brave podcast uests are dispatched on a clandestine mission behind the Iron Curtain, where danger lurks at every shadowy corner. But fear not, they won't embark on this perilous journey unequipped. Our intrepid agents can request five spy novels to be stashed in the East Berlin dead drop. But that's not all. Beyond these spy books, our guests are granted a selection of diverse items, each carefully curated to make their stay in East Berlin more manageable, perhaps even a touch more comfortable. Join host Shane Whaley as he interviews author Stephen England about his upcoming mission to East Berlin and the five books he would like to take. They discuss the importance of well-written prose in spy novels and Stephen's book choices, including "Private Wars" by Greg Rucka and "The Agent Runner" by Simon Conway. Get ready to dive into 'Dead Drop 5', only on Spybrary, but be warned, this series could seriously damage your bank account! Stephen England's 5 Spy Books You Need to Read for a Thrilling Adventure   Are you a fan of spy novels that transport you to different times and places? Do you appreciate well-written prose that captures the madness of the spy business? Look no further than these five spy book recommendations from author Stephen England. First on the list is Private Wars by Greg Rucka, a novel set in Central Asia with skillfully crafted prose. Next is The Agent Runner by Simon Conway, a masterful portrayal of the dirty bomb plot and the madness of the spy business. Stephen also recommends Appointment in Tehran by James Stejskal for its gripping plot and characters. Pick up Night Heron by Adam Brookes for a gritty look at espionage. This novel is praised for its realistic portrayal of China and its compelling characters. Finally, Security Detail by Matt Cricchio offers a nuanced exploration of the conflict in Afghanistan and the people caught up in it. Whether you're a fan of modern world terror novels or prefer a cold war spy historical setting, these spy novels are sure to provide a thrilling adventure. So grab a copy and prepare to be transported to the murky world of intelligence, espionage and skullduggery! Links and Resources Mentioned on this episode with Andy Onyx on the Spybrary Spy Podcast Stephen England Author Website The Spybrary Online Community - by spy book fans for spy fans.

Adam Brookes is back on the program for the second of a two-part interview. Adam is a true world traveler, having been born in Canada, grew up in Britain, and worked all over Asia. He is a journalist and novelist. He primarily served as BBC correspondent for Beijing, Jakarta, and Washington, DC. His novels are Night Heron, Spy Games, and The Spy's Daughter. Today we'll finish our discussion his new non-fiction title, Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasure of China's Forbidden City, which is published by Atria.   

Adam Brookes is on the program today for the first of a two-part interview. Adam is a true world traveler, having been born in Canada, grew up in Britain, and worked all over Asia. He is a journalist and novelist. He primarily served as BBC correspondent for Beijing, Jakarta, and Washington, DC. His novels are Night Heron, Spy Games, and The Spy's Daughter. Today we'll begin discussing his new non-fiction title, Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasure of China's Forbidden City, which is published by Atria.   

Cameron Spies is a Portland, Oregon based producer/engineer and is also the band leader and music composer for Night Heron. I chatted with Cam about his entry into playing music, recording music, how he developed his confidence and producing chops, playing less notes, his Night Heron music project, and more. To keep up with Cam, Night Heron, the sponsors for this episode, and the Dan Cable Presents Podcast, please check out the links below. --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to DistroKid for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Use the link below to receive 30% off your first year of DistroKid services. https://distrokid.com/?c=cable
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Today's guest is writer Adam Brookes. Adam spent over a decade working for the BBC, appearing on television and radio while crisscrossing the globe and spending extended amount of time in both China and the US. He's also written for publications such Foreign Policy and The Economist. His first espionage novel, Night Heron, was released in 2014 and was followed by Spy Games and The Spy's Daughter.    His most recent book is Fragile Cargo: China's Wartime Race to Save the Treasures of the Forbidden City currently out in the UK and releasing February 14th in the US.   We discuss his past as a foreign correspondent, the ethics of a reporter spy, how to understand the government in China and his spy novels. Plus the forgotten history of China in WW2, his new book Fragile Cargo and what he thinks about le Carré's The Honourable Schoolboy. All that and much much more in this episode.   Discussed in the episode:   Adam's Website - https://www.adambrookes.com/    Adam's Twitter - https://twitter.com/AdamBrookesWord    Adam's spy trilogy - Night Heron, Spy Games, The Spy's Daughter - https://www.adambrookes.com/philip-mangan-series    Fragile Cargo: China's Wartime Race to Save the Treasures of the Forbidden City -  US - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fragile-Cargo/Adam-Brookes/9781982149291    UK - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/441577/fragile-cargo-by-brookes-adam/9781784743796    The le Carré Cast - https://lecarrecast.com/    Jeff's Website - https://spywrite.com/  Jeff on Twitter - https://twitter.com/spywrite 

The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night herons found in the Americas, the other one being the black-crowned night heron. It is known as the bihoreau violacé in French and the pedrete corona clara in Spanish.

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (3:58).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments ImagesExtra Information Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 8-1-22. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of August 1 and August 8, 2022.  This is a revised repeat of an episode from August 2015. SOUNDS – ~4 sec – call from Great Egret then from Great Blue Heron. In this episode, we feature two mystery sounds, and a guest voice, to explore two striking birds—striking in looks, and striking in how they hunt.  Have a listen for about 30 seconds, and see if you can guess these two long-necked, long-legged wading birds. SOUNDS AND GUEST VOICE – ~30 sec – Voice: “At once he stirs and steps into the water, wading with imperial self-possession on his three-pronged, dragonish feet.  The water could not tremble less at the passage of his stilt legs as he stalks his dinner.  His neck arches like the bending of a lithe bow, one of a piece with the snapping arrow of his beak.” If you guessed, egret or heron, you're right!  The first call was from a Great Egret and the second from a Great Blue Heron.  The guest voice was Alyson Quinn, reading part of her “Lesson from an Egret,” inspired by a September 2007 visit to the Potomac River.  The word “egret” derives from an old German word for “heron,” a fitting origin for the many similarities between these two big birds.  The Great Egret and the Great Blue Heron are the two largest of 12 North American species of herons, egrets, and bitterns.  The Great Egret is strikingly white, while the Great Blue has only a partially white head over a bluish-gray body.  But a white subspecies of the Great Blue, called the Great White Heron, occurs in Florida.  Great Egrets and Great Blues both typically feed in shallow water, taking fish, amphibians, and other prey by waiting and watching quietly, then quickly striking with their long, sharp beaks.  The two species also share a history of having been widely hunted for their long plumes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the impact on their populations helped lead to nationwide bird-conservation efforts and organizations. Distinctive looks, behavior, and history make these two “Greats” a memorable and meaningful sight along Virginia's rivers, ponds, marshes, and other areas.  Thanks to Lang Elliott for permission to use this week's sounds, from the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs, and thanks to Alyson Quinn for permission to share her “Lesson from an Egret,” which gets this episode closing words. GUEST VOICE – ~18 sec – “I want to be more like the egret, with the patience to be still without exhaustion, to never mind the idle currents or be dazzled by the glamour of light on water; but, knowing the good thing I wait for, to coil my hope in constant readiness, and to act in brave certitude when it comes.” SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Virginia Water Radio episode revises and replaces Episode 277, 8-10-15. The sounds of the Great Egret and the Great Blue Heron were taken from the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs-Eastern Region CD set, by Lang Elliott with Donald and Lillian Stokes (Time Warner Audio Books, copyright 1997), used with permission of Lang Elliott, whose work is available online at the “Music of Nature” Web site, http://www.musicofnature.org/. Excerpts of “Lesson from an Egret” are courtesy of Alyson Quinn, from her blog “Winterpast” (September 21, 2007, post), available online at http://www.winterispast.blogspot.com/, used with permission.  Ms. Quinn made the recording after a visit to Algonkian Regional Park, located in Sterling, Va. (Loudoun County), part of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.  More information about the park is available online at https://www.novaparks.com/parks/algonkian-regional-park. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGES (Except as otherwise noted, photographs are by Virginia Water Radio.) Upper two images: Great Egret along the New River near Parrott, Va. (Pulaski County); photos by Robert Abraham, used with permission.  Third image: Great Blue Heron in a marsh at Wachapreague, Va. (Accomack County), October 5, 2007.  Bottom image: Great Blue Heron in a stormwater pond on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, July 28, 2015. EXTRA INFORMATION ABOUT GREAT EGRETS AND GREAT BLUE HERONS The following information is excerpted from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (formerly Department of Game and Inland Fisheries), “Fish and Wildlife Information Service”: Great Egret “Life History” entry, online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/booklet.html?&bova=040032&Menu=_.Taxonomy&version=19202; and Great Blue Heron “Life History” entry, online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/booklet.html?&bova=040027&Menu=_.Taxonomy&version=19202. Great Egret Physical Description“Large, heavy, white heron with yellow-orange bill, black legs, long, slender neck, and long plumes extending beyond tail….” Behavior“Male selects territory that is used for hostile and sexual displays, copulation and nesting.  Adjacent feeding areas vigorously defended, both sexes defend.  …Migration occurs in fall and early spring along coast; winters further south than Virginia. …Foraging: alone in open situations; prefers fresh or brackish waters, openings in swamps, along streams or ponds; wader: stalks prey; known to participate in the 'leap-frog' feeding when initiated by cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis).  Prey are taken in shallow waters; prey usually includes insects, fish, frogs (adults and tadpoles), small birds, snakes, crayfish, and many others.  Nesting: in trees or thickets, 3-90 ft. above water in willows, holly, red cedar, cypress, and bayberry on dry ground in marshes.” Population Comments“Dangerously near extermination in early part of [20th] century due to plume hunting; population comeback hampered by loss of habitat, exposure to DDT and other toxic chemicals and metals. …[Predators include] crows and vultures….” Great Blue Heron Physical Description“Large grayish heron with yellowish bill, white on head, cinnamon on neck, and black legs,” Behavior“Territoriality: known to have feeding territory in non-breeding seasons, defended against members of same species.  Range: breeds from central Canada to northern Central America and winters from middle United States throughout Central America; in Virginia, is a permanent resident of the Coastal Plain. …Foraging: stands motionless in shallow water waiting on prey; occasionally fishes on the wing along watercourses, meadows and fields far from water.  They also take frogs, snakes, insects, and other aquatic animals.  Nesting: predominately in tall cedar and pine swamps, but may also be found on the ground, rock ledges, and sea cliffs; nests on platform of sticks, generally in colonies….” Aquatic/Terrestrial Associations“Salt or fresh shallow waters of lakes, ponds, marshes, streams, bays, oceans, tidal flats, and sandbars; feeds in surf, wet meadows, pastures, and dry fields.” SOURCES Used for Audio Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “All About Birds,” online at http://www.allaboutbirds.org. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “Birds of the World,” online at https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home  (subscription required). Alice Jane Lippson and Robert L. Lippson, Life in the Chesapeake Bay, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2006. Merriam-Webster  Dictionary:“Egret,” online at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egret;“Heron,” online at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heron. National Audubon Society, “History of Audubon and Science-based Bird Conservation,” online at http://www.audubon.org/content/history-audubon-and-waterbird-conservation. Oxford Dictionaries/Oxford University Press:“Egret,” online at http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/egret;“Heron,” online at http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/heron. Chandler S. Robbins et al., A Guide to Field Identification of Birds of North America, St. Martin's Press, New York, 2001. Stan Tekiela, Birds of Virginia Field Guide, Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, Minn., 2002. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (formerly Department of Game and Inland Fisheries), “Fish and Wildlife Information Service,” online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/:Great Blue Heron entry, online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/booklet.html?&bova=040027&Menu=_.Taxonomy&version=19202;Great Egret entry, online at https://services.dwr.virginia.gov/fwis/booklet.html?&bova=040032&Menu=_.Taxonomy&version=19202;“List of Native and Naturalized Fauna in Virginia, August 2020,” online (as a PDF) at https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/virginia-native-naturalized-species.pdf.The Waterbird Society, online at https://waterbirds.org/. Joel C. Welty, The Life of Birds, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Penn., 1975. For More Information about Birds in Virginia and Elsewhere Chesapeake Bay Program, “Birds,” online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/all/birds/all. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, “Merlin Photo ID.”  The application for mobile devices allows users to submit a bird photograph to get identification of the bird. Information is available online at http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/. Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society, “eBird,” online at https://ebird.org/home.  Here you can find locations of species observations made by contributors, and you can sign up to contribute your own observations. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, “Animal Diversity Web,” online at https://animaldiversity.org. Virginia Society of Ornithology, online at http://www.virginiabirds.org/.  The Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study, conservation, and enjoyment of birds in the Commonwealth. Xeno-canto Foundation, online at http://www.xeno-canto.org/.  This site provides bird songs from around the world.  RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Birds” subject category. Following are links to some other episodes on birds in the family of herons, egrets, night-herons, and bitterns.Episode 118, 7-9-12 – Summertime sampler of birds, including Great Blue Heron. Episode 127, 9-10-12 – Green Heron. Episode 235, 10-13-14 – Black-crowned Night Heron.Episode 381, 8-14-17 – Midnight sounds near water, including Great Blue Heron.Episode 430, 7-23-18 – Marsh birds in Virginia, including Great Blue Heron and Least Bittern.Episode 478, 6-24-19 – Little Blue Heron.Episode 603, 11-15-21 – Fall bird migration, including Green Heron and Snowy Egret. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post.2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grades K-4: Living Systems and Processes1.5 – Animals, including humans, have basic life needs that allow them to survive. 2.5 – Living things are part of a system. 3.4 – Adaptations allow organisms to satisfy life needs and respond to the environment. 3.5 – Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms. 4.2 – Plants and animals have structures that distinguish them from one another and play vital roles in their ability to survive. 4.3 – Organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. Grades K-5: Earth ResourcesK.11 – Humans use resources.1.8 – Natural resources can be used responsibly.3.8 – Natural events and humans influence ecosystems.4.8 – Virginia has important natural resources.

Neil Pepe is an acclaimed director and has been the Artistic Director of Atlantic Theater Company since 1992. Neil has been a master teacher at the Atlantic Acting School at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and an associate adjunct professor of directing at Columbia University Graduate Film Division. He has been a guest at The O'Neill Playwrights Conference as well as the American Theatre Wing. Neil holds an Honorary Doctorate as well as a BA from Kenyon College in Ohio. He has served on the Board of ART/NY as well as the Selection Committee for Harold and Mimi Steinberg Playwriting Award as well as the Pew Charitable Trust in Philadelphia.  As a director, Neil's Broadway credits include David Mamet;s American Buffalo, Doug Wright, Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green's musical Hands on a Hardbody, the acclaimed revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, as well as Mamet's A Life in the Theatre. At the Atlantic, Neil has most recently directed John Guare's 3 Kinds of Exile, Moira Buffini's Dying For It, Jez Butterworth's Parlour Song, Mojo and The Night Heron. Other Off-Broadway and Regional credits include: Ethan Coen's Happy Hour, Offices and Almost an Evening; Harold Pinter's Celebration and The Room; Adam Rapp's Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling; David Mamet's American Buffalo (Donmar Warehouse, Atlantic); Romance, Keep Your Pantheon/School (Center Theatre Group, Atlantic); Zinnie Harris' Further than the Furthest Thing (Manhattan Theater Club); Jessica Goldberg's Refuge (Playwrights Horizons); Frank Gilroy's The Subject Was Roses with Martin Sheen (CTG) and Eric Bogosian's Red Angel (Williamstown Theater Festival). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Dive and after a particularly rough newsday, Brianna presses pause on the feed in favor of an all-Portland mixtape.  Because despite our dystopian reality, art is what brings us together, lifts us up and reminds us of our shared humanity.  So maybe close out your news feed,  put your feet up for a few minutes, and let's listen to ten local musicians who are changing Portland's musical landscape.We'll also chat with Kingsley, our songstress cover model, about the inspiration behind her recent album, Crying on Holidays, as we listen to a few of her all time favorite tracks.  Check out each of our featured artists on Soudcloud:Sean Battles https://soundcloud.com/sean-battles/over-itGlitterfox https://soundcloud.com/glitterfox/factoryKingsley https://soundcloud.com/user-434080660/sets/crying-on-holidaysThe Macks https://soundcloud.com/the-macks/sets/rabbitNight Heron https://soundcloud.com/nightheronmusicPool Boys  https://soundcloud.com/user-202957978-568831888/millennial-morse-code-1?fbclid=IwAR1nuNIspYPvRf8du9R8uIDRRszr6rcVWPaobHGyFZkRCMAMQlaJX2Hz1SgAmulets  https://soundcloud.com/amulets/feigning-nightM A N E https://soundcloud.com/maneismusic/sets/leo-lib-bull-epLo Steele https://soundcloud.com/losteele/trust-my-loveDim Wit https://soundcloud.com/dimwitband/sets/pop-cla666

In this episode, I'm chatting with Melodie Edwards, host of The Modern West podcast, about how locals are being outpriced in the Wyoming real estate market, the evolving identity of the American West, and fun things to do if you find yourself in Laramie, Wyoming.Melodie Edwards is the recipient of the Public Radio News Director award for her investigation of the reservation housing crisis, several regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and two Hopwood Awards for fiction and nonfiction. She hosts the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning and Peabody-nominated podcast The Modern West and co-owns Night Heron Books and Coffeehouse with her husband in Laramie, WY. Night Heron Books & CoffeehouseThe Modern West PodcastThe Lesser Known History of African-American Cowboys, The Smithsonian MagazineKiss The GroundEvan Graham Arango Talks about Regenerative Farming on The Bookshop PodcastAkorena & the League of Crows, Melodie EdwardsSupport the show

Talking Dirty favourites Bleddyn and Sue Wynn-Jones of Crûg Farm Plants return to the podcast with an awe-inspiring array of plants to Show and Tell. After a first instalment packed with Rodgersias, Illiciums and Polygonatums, the pair regale us with yet more gorgeous plants and tips on how to grow them. PLANT LIST Lindera triloba Lindera obtusiloba Hylomecon japonica Hylomecon hylomeconoides Asarum Saruma henryi Aristolochia manshuriensis Thalictrum filamentosum Thalictrum tuberosum Thalictrum delavayi var. decorum Thalictrum omeiense Berberis amurensis v. latifolia Sorbus ulleungensis Dystaenia takisimana Ligularia japonica 'Rising Sun' Disporum longistylum Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron' Disporum longistylum 'Green Giant' Polygonatum zanlanscianense Polygonatum multiflorum Polygonatum multiflorum 'Betberg'  Fuchsia boliviensis v. luxurians Fuchsia 'Silver Lining' Neolitsea sericea Viburnum awabuki  Euonymus clivicola Engelhardia spicata Albizia julibrissin Schefflera macrophylla Rubus pectinellus var. trilobus Impatiens omeiana 'Ice Storm' Streptopus amplexicaulis Begonia baviensis Fuchsia cordata Fuchsia splendens Artistes ecklonii  Holboellia brachyandra Holboellia latifolia Akebia quinata Libertia chilensis Holboellia latifolia subsp. chartacea dark flowered

Thunder would follow me all my days, stern reminder and sharp rebuke.

Cypress trees draped with Spanish moss rise from still, dark water. A Barred Owl hoots mightily as an alligator slithers by. It's morning on the bayou. Bayous are found in much of the Southeast from Arkansas to Alabama, across flat land that drains into the Mississippi River. A bayou's luxuriant wetness supports lush growth of trees and shrubs. These in turn offer secluded nesting for a broad range of birds, including the Anhinga, the Yellow-throated Warbler, and this Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. Learn more at BirdNote.org.

Hello to you, Erlinda, listening in San Clemente, California! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday.Long ago in one of the worst times of my life - no marriage, no mother, no job - I was assigned a Prayer Protector. This was a first for me, and I was a first for Erlinda.  In the beginning we shared coffee and conversation; but soon she decided we needed to run. I hate running. And so we ran.  I didn't know that Erlinda was an avid runner and part mountain goat. When she took off on a hill I couldn't catch her; but that wasn't the point. The running was all about getting me to put one foot in front of the other, and keep moving; something I didn't feel like doing. In time, that first mile became a half marathon. In time, I found a way back to myself.Practical tip: Oftentimes the move we need to make looks scary, daunting, painful. What I learned is this: take those first steps anyway. The ones in front of you. Get them over with. Now you have open road. Follow that!60 Seconds is your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that. This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, including Android, and join us next time! You're invited to stop by the website and subscribe to stay current with Diane, her journeys, her guests, as well as creativity, imagination, walking, stories, camaraderie, and so much more: Quarter Moon Story ArtsStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 - Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts 

Black-crowned Night-Herons feed primarily on fish, but they will consume everything from earthworms to clams to eggs of nesting birds and refuse at landfills! Because they are high on the food chain, found throughout much of the world, and nest in colonies, Black-crowned Night-Herons can tell us a lot about the health of our environment. Learn more at BirdNote.org.

Hello to you listening in Rochester, New York!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds, your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that.Maybe like me you're feeling restless, ready for a change: of place, of partner, of project, or something else. How to begin? Start with a few questions that open a dialogue between you and yourself. How have you been showing up in this life? What is no longer working? What do you fear about making a change? What do you really, truly desire? If you say “Yes!” to this desire what are you saying “No” to? And, are you ready to let go of that which you say no longer serves you?Once you have clarity about what you want to change take time to declare to the Eternal Loving Presence that you are ready for a change. With clear intention ask for help. Like most things in life, timing and location create the circumstances and opportunities for the change you wish to create.Practical Tip: Stay open, receptive, and steadfast in your declaration; you will receive the benefits of your own actions.This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, including Android, and join us next time! You're invited to stop by the website and subscribe to stay current with Diane, her journeys, her guests, as well as creativity, imagination, walking, stories, camaraderie, and so much more: Quarter Moon Story ArtsProduction Team: Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 - Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts

Hello to you listening in Warwick, Rhode Island!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds, your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that.Like me I bet you recognize that it takes imagination and experience to produce the *right* idea. Some days I could really use a “problem-solving content collaborator” until I realize I am one, but still need help to guide myself out of confusion to the right idea. My solution: a 5-part technique I borrowed from James Webb Young.1. Gather all the raw materials for your immediate problem and from your storehouse of lived experience2. Work all the materials over in your mind3. Invite your imagination, dream world, and subconscious mind to begin synthesizing what you gathered and worked over4. When the idea appears embrace it with a resounding “Ah Ha! - I've got it!”5. Shape and develop the idea to your practical outcome  Question: What unexpectedly brilliant idea and practical  outcome did you produce?This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, including Android, and join us next time! You're invited to stop by the website and subscribe to stay current with Diane, her journeys, her guests, as well as creativity, imagination, walking, stories, camaraderie, and so much more: Quarter Moon Story ArtsProduction Team: Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 - Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts

Hello to you listening in Traverse City, Michigan!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds, your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that.Maybe like me you experience negative feelings and emotions. Borrowing from my beloved Plum Village here are 3 ways to care for and transform our negative feelings, thoughts and habits when they arise.1. Slowly sip your tea (or coffee), breathe, stop your thoughts. Thoughts are just words; words - in this case - have no weight. Practice observing your thoughts without judgment letting them come and go like clouds in the sky.2. Practice self compassion by recognizing that you are doing the best you can with what you have under the given circumstances. Treat your feelings with kindness. Know that you are transforming your vulnerabilities with understanding.3. Find some corners of the room to clean, no matter how small. Cleaning corners is like cleaning our dark spaces. Cleaning gives us the feeling that we are doing something useful on the outside and the inside. This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, including Android, and join us next time! You're invited to stop by the website and subscribe to stay current with Diane, her journeys, her guests, as well as creativity, imagination, walking, stories, camaraderie, and so much more: Quarter Moon Story ArtsProduction Team: Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 - Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts 

Hello to you listening in Ann Arbor, Michigan!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds, your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that.Question: How does the world change for the good? Imagine this:Long long ago and far far away there lived a very old woman who wanted to change the world to a more beautiful place. She invited everyone she knew to join her but they were too busy, too skeptical, too uncertain, too distracted, too satisfied with the way the world was.What was the old woman to do? She began adding beauty in all the ways she could imagine. Little by little the people took notice that colors were brighter, sounds more joyful, faces friendlier, opportunities more welcoming, Nature more inviting. One by one the people asked to join her. They brought music, dancing, food, stories, and community; in this way they created more beauty, a change for the good.      Question: What will you bring to change the world for the good?This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, including Android, and join us next time! You're invited to stop by the website and subscribe to stay current with Diane, her journeys, her guests, as well as creativity, imagination, walking, stories, camaraderie, and so much more: Quarter Moon Story ArtsProduction Team: Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 - Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts 

Hello to you listening in Chicago, Illinois! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds, your daily dose of hope, imagination, wisdom, stories, practical tips, and general riffing on this and that.I'd seen him walking the early morning road, an older gentleman wearing a white tee shirt stretched over a bit of a paunch and tucked into belted farmer-style dungarees, baseball cap pulled down snug over his forehead, chin to chest walking steadily and deliberately to a tune only he could hear.The other day I was walking the same early morning road and there he was. I waved “Hello!" as we do here, I'm Diane, how ya doin? Fine, he replied; I'm Stan. I've seen you walking this road; how far do you like to go? Oh, 10 miles up and back! 10 miles! Every day? No, just 2 days a week; but I've been doing it - for 20 years - rain or shine.” And off he went walking steadily, deliberately.10 miles a day, 2 days a week, for 20 years, rain or shine.My Canadian friend and colleague Charlene Norman says, “There is magic and success in consistency.” Imagine that!This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, including Android, and join us next time! You're invited to stop by the website and subscribe to stay current with Diane, her journeys, her guests, as well as creativity, imagination, walking, stories, camaraderie, and so much more: Quarter Moon Story ArtsProduction Team: Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 - Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts

Created by Shawn Pfautsch and Jessica Ridenour With performances by Shawn Pfautsch, Jessica Ridenour, Journei Gavin, and Dana Omar Season announcing by Anthony Lombard The Night Heron is an audio walking tour of Horner Park. To learn more and view the walking map, visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org/event/the-night-heron/ The Night Heron is brought to you by Night Out In The Parks. Night Out in the Parks brings hundreds of diverse and unique cultural events to Chicago's neighborhood parks throughout the year. Learn more at chicagoparkdistrict.com/night-out-in-the-parks

From bubblegum scent to the 'eleven-month-a-year' plant, this week's instalment of The Talking Dirty Podcast is full of surprises and must-haves for the garden. And it's no surprise as the ever-inspiring Ben Preston of #yorkgate is the guest this week. Despite his young years, he's already making a stir in the horticultural world with his vast plant knowledge and exciting gardening endeavours at York Gate, where he's Head Gardener. This week he's sharing some of their successes (and failures!) with Alan Gray and Thordis, plus the ideas he's picked up from visits to The Laskett Gardens and Stonehouse Cottage. All that alongside eye-catching Aroids, a succession of Primulas and some seriously charismatic Corydalis. PLANT LIST Uvularia grandiflora Smyrnium perfoliatum Ornithogalum umbellatum Dicentra spectabilis Fritillaria acmopetala  Papaver cambricum, synonym Meconopsis cambrica Tulip 'Doll's Minuet'    Fritillaria persica   Primula pulverulenta   Primula secundiflora Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' Primula florindae Primula beesiana Primula bulleyana Primula sieboldii Primula muscarioides Primula bellidifolia Salvia leucantha Salvia confertiflora Corydalis 'Korn's Purple' Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis' Lunaria annua Corydalis flexuosa 'Golden Panda' Corydalis 'Wildside Blue' Corydalis solida 'Purple Bird' Hacquetia epipactis 'Thor' Paris quadrifolia Calamagrostis 'Overdam' Phlox paniculata 'Mount Fuji' Cenolophium denudatum Erigeron annuus Miscanthus Sinensis 'Cosmopolitan'  Pinellia cordata   Pinellia pedatisecta   Arisaema sp. Sauromatum Stapelia sp. Amorphophallus konjac Rhododendron luteum Fothergilla major Polygonatum hybridum 'Betberg'  Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron' Meconopsis horridula

Look to these efficient and cooperative birds for a lesson on working together. Music: Summer Days by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/-summer-days Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/3wiksi3J_KI

John and Rooney sight a pair of rare night herons, get buzzed by ospreys, review a very special 1923 travel book, ponder retirement, goof off a dinner invitation, and more.

A listener has an unusual, daylight sighting of a bird usually seen only a dusk or after nightfall.

In this episode we have an outstanding chat with Jason Worlsey, proprietor of Night Heron Leather. Jason provides high quality, Texas made leather pen sleeves, wallets, journal covers, and a number of other items.Check out Jason's Products - https://nightheronleather.com/

This evening chorus was recorded at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, LA on April 8, 2019 using a Sound Devices MixPre6 digital audio recorder and two Sennheiser MKH20 omnidirectional microphones placed in a homemade binaural housing. Some of the bird species you might be able to hear include: Least Bittern, Red-winged Blackbird, Green Heron, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Black-necked Stilt?, Common Gallinule, Gadwall, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Swamp Sparrow, Sora, Virginia Rail, Great-tailed Grackle, Great Horned Owl, Marsh Wren?, Tree Swallow, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. Wear headphones for the best listening experience. Enjoy! This recording was made while working on the 'Voices of a Flyway' project. Recordings were made under permits issued by the refuge and for the purpose of science and education.

The Victorian government has announced $13 million in funding for the recovery of the state's live music industry, as it looks to rebuild when coronavirus-related lockdowns are eased. Over 100 live venues in Victoria – including Northcote Social Club, The Grace Darling, Castlemaine's Theatre Royal, The Corner Hotel, The Night Heron and many more – will share in a total of $9 million worth of grants as part of the Victorian Live Music Venues program's first phase. Meanwhile, the four-year legal saga that proceeded the tragic stampede at Falls Festival's 2016 Lorne Leg has finally wrapped up, with the Victorian Supreme Court approving a multi-million dollar settlement for those injured. As the ABC reports, 77 victims of the crowd crush will share in a $7 million cash settlement, after launching a class action lawsuit against the festival in 2017. The stampede incident at Falls Festival 2016/2017 occurred on Friday, 30th December. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Like Homebrewed on Facebook Follow Homebrewed on Instagram Check out Homebrewed Selects on Spotify Catch up on everything Homebrewed Homebrewed is a radio program and podcast dedicated to supporting the Australian Music Industry. Cameron Smith and Eamonn Snow have been presenting Homebrewed since November 2017 and have received excellence awards and the admiration of local bands for their presentation of Homebrewed and their continued support of the Australian music scene. This podcast is designed so you can enjoy conversations with musicians, industry representatives and music media personalities.

We wander through the big crowds at the annual Dragon Boat races held annually at the Lake, musician and recent Bay Area transplant from Sweden Johan Ericson who was singing and strumming his guitar lakeside one afternoon, and Oaklander and East Bay bicycle advocate Ginger Jui who was sketching a Black-crowned Night Heron one evening.

So good to have novelist, poet and performer Paul Mitchell in the Castaway Studios for a chat. Paul's short fiction collection, Dodging the Bull (Wakefield Press) was published in 2007 and was part of the 2008 The Age State Library Summer Read. He has also published three collections of poetry, Minorphysics (IP, 2003), Awake Despite the Hour (Five Islands Press, 2007) and Standard Variation (Walleah Press, 2014). And his novel We Are Family was published in 2016. I start the show performing a very old piece of mine from 1995 called Coughing Up Ink, originally published in Verandah. Paul and I have a chat about My Coffin Lid, My Shield, a recorded collaboration with Simon Mason and his upcoming performance of this album on August 4th at the Night Heron. I finish the show by performing a poem inspired by the creative prompt 'the sound of animals snoring' by Annie Molenaar. Thank you Annie for the prompt! Annie Molenaar is also behind the brand new magazine from Unholy Matrimony callled UM, in which I have a new piece of writing. Out now!

What threat does a revisionist China pose to the United States and democratically minded states around the world? Where should we look to find out the intentions of the Chinese Communist Party? If left unchecked, will China export its illiberal form of government? These and other questions are explored in this week’s episode of Jaw-Jaw. For a full transcript of this interview, click here.    Biographies  Peter Mattis is a Research Fellow in China Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and a contributing editor at War on the Rocks. He was a Fellow in the China Program at The Jamestown Foundation, where he also served as editor of the foundation’s China Brief, a biweekly electronic journal on greater China, from 2011 to 2013. He previously worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency for four years. Prior to entering government service, Mr. Mattis worked as a research associate at the National Bureau of Asian Research in its Strategic Asia and Northeast Asian Studies programs, providing research assistance and editing support.   Brad Carson is a professor at the University of Virginia, where he teaches in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001-2005 and was Undersecretary of the Army and acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness in the Obama administration. He welcomes comments at brad.carson@warontherocks.com.   Links Elizabeth Economy, The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State, (Oxford University Press, 2018) Jonathan Ward, China's Vision of Victory, (Atlas Publishing and Media Company, 2019) Adam Brookes, The Night Heron, (Redhook, 2014) Adam Brookes, Spy Games, (Redhook, 2015) Adam Brookes, The Spy's Daughter, (Sphere, 2017)   Music and Production by Tre Hester

George O'Hara presents a live recording of Jocelyn Deane at The Night Heron, Footscray.Jocelyn was born in London and now lives in Melbourne. They have been published in Voiceworks, Australian Poetry, Seizure, and were shortlisted for the 2015 Marsden and Hachette prize for poetry.

Iris, Yi-Lynn and Xen Nhà chat about Invasion Day and solidarity. The rally was hosted by the Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) in Melbourne on January the 26th calling to Abolish Australia Day. Sign the petition for justice for Tanya Day. Check out www.invasionday.org for more info from WAR.Following, Yi-Lynn chats about her music, writing and and plays The Search Continues live in the studio. Bandcamp, Facebook.Finally, Xen Nhà talks about the launch of a Queer Lunar New Year zine with a party by Red Pocket Press on February 16th, at the Night Heron.

Jeltje Fanoy and Paul Skec live at the Night Heron

Felix Nobis LIVE @ The Night Heron

Sean is joined by literary blogger, publisher and writer Angela Meyer. Angela is the author of the newly released novel Superior Spectre. Jeff is dying. Haunted by memories and grappling with the shame of his desires, he runs away to remote Scotland with a piece of experimental tech that allows him to enter the mind of someone in the past. Instructed to only use it three times, Jeff – self-indulgent, isolated and deteriorating – ignores this advice. A Superior Spectre is a highly accomplished debut novel about our capacity for curiosity, and our dangerous entitlement to it, and reminds us the scariest ghosts aren’t those that go bump in the night, but those that are born and create a place for themselves in the human soul. Sean opens up the show with a poem called I AM. Angela tells us about her transition from book lover to book writer and becoming a publisher somewhere in-between. We hear about Angela's adventures in flash fiction that lead to a collection called Captives being published and then Angela tells us about her brand new novel Superior Spectre and reads a short chapter from the book to give you a little taster. Angela reads a brand new work written just for More Than A Whelan based on the prompt winter weakening supplied by George Dunford. Thank you George! Sean reads a poem called Deja You, Deja Me, Deja Day. Based on an image posted by Mileta Rien on the More Than A Whelan Facebook page. Go to our MTAW Instagram page to see the image. Sean also reads a poem called So You Think You Can Die based on the prompt The Afterworld, The Underworld and Other Worlds written especially for his appearance at the Night Heron readings. Recorded by Derek Myers at [Castaway Studios][8], Collingwood, Australia. insta: [@castaway_studios][9] [8]: http://castawaystudios.com.au [9]: https://www.instagram.com/castaway_studios/

On today's episode of What's Eric Eating CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler is joined by Tyler Horne of Urban Harvest. Eric and Tyler go through some of the latest news from Houston's restaurant and bar scene including the 4 big names headed to downtown's newest food fall Finn Hall, the disappointment Houston chef's shared with the James Beard Foundation's announcement of finalists, the changes coming for Honeymoon Cafe & Bar, the crawfish app, and much more! In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Tyler discuss Buff Burger, Night Heron, and Topo Truck. In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast Eric's doing things a little different this week. Eric is joined by Austin Chef Adam Brick and James Brown of Barton Springs Mill to discuss the impact of the mill bringing high quality flour and grain to restaurants. They dive deep into the impact of the mill not just in the Austin food scene but in other areas of the state as well.

This week on What's Eric Eating, CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler is joined by L'Olivier owner Mary Clarkson. Eric and Mary go through some of the latest news emerging from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including the announcement of several local chefs and restaurants being named semifinalists for certain 2018 James Beard Awards, Texas Monthly's 2018 best new restaurants list, Shake Shack opening a 3rd location, Rodeo Houston's best bites competition, and more! Then Eric and Mary discuss Night Heron in the Restaurants of the Week portion.  This week's Guest of the Week features David Keck and Felipe Riccio of Goodnight Charlie's in Montrose.  The guys speak with Eric on how the idea for Goodnight Charlie's came about, the beverage program, how the first 7-8 weeks have been, plans for Goodnight Charlie's moving forward, other projects in the works, and much more!

This week on What's Eric Eating it's a first as Eric hosting riding solo this week. Eric goes through the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. Then in this week's Restaurants of the Week section Eric shines a spotlight on Night Heron and Coral Sword.  In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast business partners Leslie Nguyen and John Reed of Bosscat Kitchen & Libations stop by. Eric, Leslie, and John discuss what brought them to Houston from California, the process of getting to know the Houston market, how the 1st year has gone, the menu evolving, opening their new concept BCK, and much more!

Ida Benedetto is the author of Patterns of Transformation: Designing Sex, Death and Survival in the 21st Century. That work came about thanks to years of practice as an experience designer, including being part of the legendary Night Heron speakeasy brain trust. She joins NoPro NYC curator Kathryn Yu to discuss her approach to experience design. This is one we've been waiting for.

Lina Benabdallah is an assistant professor of political science at Wake Forest University in North Carolina who recently completed a Ph.D. focusing on South-South cooperation. Much of her research was on the ties between China and countries in Africa. She sat down with Kaiser and Jeremy for a live podcast at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, to discuss the state of China-Africa relations and how they have evolved over the past several years. At the 2006 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, international media and many in academia became fixated on a striking new phenomenon: an unprecedented uptick in ties in economics, migration, and diplomacy between China and many African countries. Since then, discussion of the Africa-China relationship has been generally locked in a dichotomy between those who believe China is “colonizing” Africa in some significant way, and those who believe pure intentions and great benefits are directed to and from both sides. It’s much more complicated than that, so Jeremy and Kaiser asked Lina to talk about issues such as the perception of Chinese investment projects on the African continent, China’s involvement in security in Africa, model farms projects, media cooperation, racism, and more. Recommendations: Jeremy: The 99% Invisible podcast, which focuses on a range of stories related to design, specifically its recent episode on Ponte City, a high-rise apartment building in Jeremy’s hometown of Johannesburg. At the time the tower was built, South Africa was a highly segregated society, and the building became one of the first places in Johannesburg where different races could rub shoulders. Lina: Guangzhou Dream Factory, a documentary made by Christiane Badgley and Erica Marcus. It documents the lives of African entrepreneurs in Guangzhou, China, in a highly realistic way — sharing stories of opportunity, success, and challenges, including racism. Kaiser: Read Lina’s review of Guangzhou Dream Factory, published on the blog Africa Is a Country. Also check out the novels of Adam Brooks, a former BBC correspondent in China who quit his job and started writing spy fiction based in China. Kaiser recommends his book Night Heron.

This interview was originally broadcast in November of 2014.