Stopping By Hedgerows
Wandering through fields, stories, and time, Stopping by Hedgerows explores the layered landscape of the West of Ireland where nature, memory, and history intertwine.
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september (opens the original)
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The Irish for September is Mean Fomhair, meaning middle autumn or middle harvest. What can we see this month that makes it September and not another month? Acknowledgements Phil Barnett Robin - Molly Bell, XC986244. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/986244 Swift - Molly Bell, XC924454. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/924454 Swallow - Paul Kelly, XC1017558. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1017558 Swallow - Paul Kelly, XC1017558. Accessible at Robin Irish Wildlife Sounds, XC621371. Accessible at
swifts (opens the original)
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As summer draws to a close, the swifts will soon disappear south, which makes this the right moment to close season 2 of Stopping By Hedgerows with an episode devoted to them. Acknowledgements Swift Conservation Ireland - https://www.swiftconservation.ie/ Lough Carra Catchment Association https://loughcarra.org/ Swifts Molly Bell, XC924454. Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/924454 Mr Mark Shorten, XC574312. Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/574312 https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co
crows (opens the original)
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Neighbours that I often take for granted, but in this podcast I give some time to consider crows. Acknowledgements Claudia Wascher, The mind of a crow https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-the-mind-of-a-crow#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20corvids%20have%20evolved%20a,using%20deceptive%20approaches%20that%20obscure%20their%20intentions . Bird, C. D., & Emery, N. J. (2009). "Insightful problem solving and creative tool modification by captive nontool-using rooks." Proceedings of the Natio
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