This Birding Life (Enhanced)

TBL host Bill Thompson, III, will be away from the BWD home nest for a while. We hope soon to resume new episodes of the... Read more

Owl expert Scott Weidensaul joins Bill for a discussion of this winter's invasion of snowy owls from the Arctic. Through... Read more

TBL Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews fellow birders, local guides, and other interesting people whom he encountered o... Read more

Host Bill Thompson, III, recently traveled to Taiwan. Four of his travel companions tell fascinating stories about their... Read more

Melissa Groo joins Bill to talk about her life and the late start she got to her amazing career as a “wildlife biographe... Read more

Bill chats with actor/birder Ian Harding, star of the television show “Pretty Little Liars,” about his new book “Odd Bir... Read more

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Jeffrey Kimball, creator of the movie “Birders: The Central Park Effect.”

Birding all-star Kenn Kaufman talks about his life with birds, his early days as a bird watcher, his latest field guides... Read more

Host Bill Thompson, III, talks with Stephen Ingraham, author of "Point and Shoot Nature Photography," about the explosiv... Read more

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Eagle Optics sales manager Ben Lizdas about prism types, considerations for nature-w... Read more

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Elisa, Cayenne, BJ, and Ryan, founding members of the California Young Birders Club.... Read more

Author Donald Kroodsma discusses the art and science behind listening to bird songs.

Join host Bill Thompson, III, on his recent birding tour of renowned hotspot Cape May, New Jersey, where he interviews T... Read more

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Bird Watcher’s Digest’s Founding Publisher Elsa Thompson about the early days of the... Read more

Bill talks with Noah Strycker, self-described birdman and adventurer, who was the first person ever to see more than 6,0... Read more

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews Stephen Ingraham, optics specialist from Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, about technology,... Read more

Lang Elliott, the mighty maven of bird sound in North America, talks about his inspiration and renowned work in recordin... Read more

Host Bill Thompson, III, interviews James Adams, co-manager of the Lodge and Spa at Pico Bonito in Honduras, about the r... Read more

Greg Miller, an Ohio birder who served as inspiration for one of the characters in “The Big Year”, tell the story of his... Read more

Bill's recent birding trip to Taiwan is the subject of this episode. Taiwan is an island off the coast of China, with a ... Read more