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— Colleen, East Walpole, Massachusetts

On our latest show (#1,043 June 22): A very birdy audio postcard from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Luke Safford detailing a great upcoming birding festival; and Mike O’Connor sounding off about ants. Hear it here.

Eight penguins standing on different rock surfaces. The rocks are light-colored, and there are pools of shallow water.

Party with the penguins

Wishing for cooler weather? How about a penguin cam? The Tennessee Aquarium's Gentoo and Macaroni penguins never disappoint. Tune in and imagine you're right there with them. (6/5)

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Register now for July 30-Aug 2

If you're looking for a FREE birding festival in a beautiful U.S. state, look no further than the Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival in Sierra Vista, Arizona. This year's keynote speaker is birder, author, and TV producer Stephen Moss. (6/26)

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man in broad-brimmed hat in the woods, holding trash bog. RBTB patch is on the hat.

Make Your Own Swag contest winner #1

Here's the first winner of our Make Your Own Swag contest! Pictured is Tim Cornish, who’s plirding (picking up litter while birding) at Armintrout-Milbocker Nature Preserve in Allegan, Michigan. Thanks, Tim! (6/10)

Make Your Own Swag contest winner #3

Here's winner #3 of our Make Your Own Swag contest, Annabelle Bradley from Yonkers, New York. Keen-eyed observers may be able to spot the Mourning Dove nesting atop the column right behind Annabelle. (6/12)

A group of smiling children in a classroom with their teacher in the center. She's holding a red sign: "We love Talkin' Birds!" and the Talkin' Birds patch.

Make Your Own Swag contest winner #4

Here’s Meggan Fox from Des Moines, Iowa with her 1st grade class at Holy Trinity School. They love Talkin' Birds, and we love them! Meggan has been doing birding -- and plirding -- activities with these students, giving them a great start as stewards of the earth. (6/24)

Four Gentoo Penguins waddling along a dirt path banked by mounds of tall grass

Penguins on the move

This charming video was made by videographer Sean Carey: Gentoo Penguins on Sea Lion Island in the Falkland Islands. Two minutes and 25 seconds of just plain adorable. (6/25)

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Man with Rose-breasted Grosbeak tattoo on upper arm, looking through a camera. RBTB patch on his camera harness.

Make Your Own Swag contest winner #2

Congrats to our second Make Your Own Swag contest winner! Matt Scott from Albany, Minnesota — with his Vortex binoculars, Rose-breasted Grosbeak tattoo … and Talkin’ Birds patch. (6/12)

 

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Bird vocalizations provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 
Website photography by Shawn Carey/Migration Productions.