Dick and Andrew Woods, who operate the family business behind Finches Friend bird feeders, prioritise the health of garden birds in the design of their products.

A passionate designer, Dick set out to revolutionise bird feeding practices by confronting the disease and contamination risks that exist wherever we feed our garden birds.

Not only do their feeders separate the food from contact with birds feet, they also encourage us to maintain good feeder hygiene by providing easy clean solutions through their innovative feeder design.

In this episode, Dick and Andrew, tell me about their latest product: the cleaner peanut feeder.

• 00:00:00  Opening
• 00:01:14  Past Episode
  • Past episode: #128 Casual Birding in Panama City 
• 00:01:27 Introduction
• 00:03:34 Conversation with Dick and Andrew Woods from Finches Friend
  • Past episode with Finches Friend #119 Food, Feet and Faeces: the key to keeping our garden birds healthy
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• 00:30:49 The Casual Birder Bird Club
  • The Casual Birder Bird Club is an online bird club that meets every month. 
  • Sometimes it features guest speakers, but most months a group of us get together to talk about the birds we've seen, share birding moments that have brought us joy, and ask questions or get help from the community.
  • If meeting up with a group of friendly people from around the world to talk about the birds you've seen sounds like something you'd like to do, you'd be very welcome to join us. Sign up here: The Casual Birder Bird Club
• 00:31:29 Wrap and Close
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  • Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show and to The Drones for the theme music Short Sleeved Shirt. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net

John and Suzy share their first experiences with the stunning birds of Panama City, and we hear from Edwin, their professional guide, who took them birding in the Metropolitan Nature Park.

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• Past episode: Slow birding with Bridget Butler

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Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net

Bridget Butler, also known as the Bird Diva, did not originally have a passion for birds. 
But seeing an Indigo Bunting one morning sparked her birding interest. 

Finding support and encouragement in the Vermont birding community Bridget developed an interest in slow birding.

Bridget encourages the observation of birds as a holistic, mindful practice rather than a race to spot the most species. 

She now teaches the practice of slow birding, encouraging others to embrace a slower, more contemplative approach.

Timestamps & Links:

00:00:00  Opening

• Sign up to our Team for the October Big Day

00:01:12  Past Episode

• Past episode: Beccy Speight and Patricia Zurita

00:01:59 Introduction

00:03:21 Conversation with Bridget Butler begins

• Bird Diva website
• Intro to Slow Birding

Get 25% off the cost of the course with the code CASUALBIRDER25.

00:21:26 Promo for The Wilder Skies Podcast

00:22:01 More about Slow Birding

00:53:20 Keep in touch and support the show

• Tell me about your birding
• Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com
• The Casual Birder Bird Club - sign up
• Fundraiser for BirdLife International

00:54:03 Wrap and Close

The Casual Birder Podcast   https://casualbirder.com/

Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net