Ep. 73: Peckers, Mimics, Bears, and Kestrels
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4.9 • 9.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2020
⏱️ 27 minutes
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This week, Cal talks about earthmovers, trail discoveries, and aggressive peckers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey folks, this is Brent Rees with me, the Ethers new podcast of this country live. |
| 0:05.0 | You ever wondered how to pick out a good dog, bowl up a mess of crawfish or catch cat fish |
| 0:09.3 | on a trot line? |
| 0:10.3 | Well, on this country life, I'm inviting you into my home, where in each episode I'll |
| 0:14.8 | be telling you the story of a good hunt, close call, a hard time, a good time, whatever. |
| 0:20.0 | And then we'll talk on some good country skills I think you ought to know. |
| 0:24.1 | Listen to this country life in the Bear Greece feed on the I Heart Radio F or wherever you |
| 0:29.3 | get your podcasts. |
| 0:36.3 | From Meadie Ders World News Headquarters in Boseman, Montana, this is Cal's We Can Review |
| 0:47.5 | with Ryan, Cal Calan. |
| 0:49.9 | Now here's Cal. |
| 0:52.5 | Would it surprise you to know that the animals responsible for moving more dirt than any other |
| 0:58.8 | animal on Earth can also fly? |
| 1:01.6 | It's not a mole, bowl, earthworm, armadillo, badger, or a burrower of any sort. |
| 1:08.3 | It's a songbird. |
| 1:13.9 | Australia's Learbird or Liarbird spends its time moving dirt, debris, and leaf litter |
| 1:20.1 | on the forest floor. |
| 1:21.7 | In search of mostly inverted rits but as with a lot of birds, they will eat what is in front |
| 1:26.7 | of them which can also include lizards and small mammals. |
| 1:31.0 | Known primarily for their singing, Liarbirds have the ability to mimic a huge range of songs |
| 1:37.3 | and noises. |
| 1:38.3 | The Liarbird is about the size of a raven making it one of the largest songbirds on the planet. |
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