This is a bird note. I'm Connor Geerin,

birdnotes managing producer.

This week we're reminding you that listener support makes this program possible.

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Listeners often ask us where our shows come from.

Well, sometimes it starts with a great listener question.

Sometimes seeing a cool bird behavior ourselves

are on social media.

Other times an exciting scientific discovery.

But there's one common theme, curiosity. Bird Note

begins with enthusiasm to learn more. Take this show about a great blue heron.

This is Bird Note.

It might be a surprise to find a great blue heron stalking across a field.

That show began when I saw a great blue heron walking along a trail in a grassland.

Though I've seen many herons, I had never seen one hunting far from water.

Afterward I looked it up and learned that her... I had never seen one hunting far from water.

Afterward I looked it up and learned that herons aren't just expert fishers.

They'll chase rodents and crickets on land too. Birds amaze me every time I encounter them and I want to share that amazement

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Thank you for helping share the wonder and joy of birds.

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