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Creature Comforts

Check out Creature Comforts on MPB Think Radio! Each week, Libby Hartfield, Retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, brings a specialist into the studio to answer your questions ... Read more

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Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

Retired educator and avid bird watcher Steve Peterson joins Creature Comforts to talk about the hummingbirds he is seein... Read more

31 Aug 2017

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Bird Songs

Bird Songs

Chris King from the Jackson Audubon Society stops by to talk bird watching and the upcoming Birding Camp. Hosted on Acas... Read more

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Creature Comforts: Nesting Birds

Creature Comforts: Nesting Birds

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Creature Comforts: Fly Eagles Fly

Creature Comforts: Fly Eagles Fly

Steve Peterson has been a Creature Comforts regular every time we want to look toward the skies and learn about the bird... Read more

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Ducks & More

Ducks & More

On this episode of Creature Comforts, we have Rob Ballinger from Wildlife Mississippi. He has been working with Mississ... Read more

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Bruce Reid and the Bald Eagle

Bruce Reid and the Bald Eagle

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Creature Comforts: Bats and Other Cute Creatures

Creature Comforts: Bats and Other Cute Creatures

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Bats of Mississippi

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Dr. Nicole Hodges joins Creature Comforts to talk about the bats that call Mississippi home. Often misunderstood, these... Read more

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Fall Birds of Mississippi

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