Tinamou

This week's Bird Of The Week is the Tinamou. This a ground dwelling bird found only in Central and Sth America. Tinamous lay beautifully coloured, glossy eggs (colour varies, depending on the species) and it is the male that incubates the eggs and raises the chicks. Adult Tinamous and their chicks have spots, stripes and barring to help them camouflage easily into their habitat when required so it is a bit of a mystery why their eggs are so brightly coloured and often laid in very open spaces. One theory is that is makes the male more likely to sit tight on the nest and incubate the eggs well.

Tonight's tracks:

Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor - 1B

Doc Watson, David Grisman - Summertime

Fiona Boyes - About Time Business Took Care Of Me

Leon Redbone - Walking My Troubles Away

Tom Waits, Crystal Gayle, Bones Howe - Instrumental Montage

Tinamou
This week's Bird Of The Week is the Tinamou. This a ground dwelling bird found only in Central and Sth America. Tinamous lay beautifully coloured, glossy eggs (colour varies, depending on the species) and it is the male that incubates the eggs and raises the chicks. Adult Tinamous and their chicks have spots, stripes and barring to help them camouflage easily into their habitat when required so it is a bit of a mystery why their eggs are so brightly coloured and often laid in very open spaces. One theory is that is makes the male more likely to sit tight on the nest and incubate the eggs well.
Tonight's tracks:
Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor - 1B
Doc Watson, David Grisman - Summertime
Fiona Boyes - About Time Business Took Care Of Me
Leon Redbone - Walking My Troubles Away
Tom Waits, Crystal Gayle, Bones Howe - Instrumental Montage

Bring Down The Birds features a range of music genres, and profiles a Bird of the Week (which sometimes turns out to be anything but a bird because let's face it, the whole world is amazing, not just birds!), and often includes a random 'Birdie Bit' of the week: a small and hopefully interesting chat about birds and their lives... and there's more music...and a 'Waits of the Week' - a Tom Waits tune for all occasions. Strap yourself in for an hour & take flight with the good Dr Watson.

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Bring Down The Birds features a range of music genres, and profiles a Bird of the Week (which sometimes turns out to be anything but a bird because let's face it, the whole world is amazing, not just birds!), and often includes a random 'Birdie Bit' of the week: a small and hopefully interesting chat about birds and their lives... and there's more music...and a 'Waits of the Week' - a Tom Waits tune for all occasions. Strap yourself in for an hour &amp; take flight with the good Dr Watson.
Bring Down The Birds would like to thank our human and non-human subscribers, donors and supporters:
Best Friends for Life
Peter from Koo Wee Rup, Damien from Murumbeena
Performer subscriber
Poor Xcuse (Chris): yet another 3MDR BEST FRIEND FOR LIFE!
Listener Subscribers
John (half man - half bird) from Millgrove | Tony from Springvale | Leanne from West Brunswick | Dave from Altona | Vern from Aroona QLD | Carole from Badger Creek | Mike from Lilydale | | Sharni | Bill Lovebird from UK
Offbeat subscribers
Biff | El chunkwah da cockatiel | Zoe the farm dog | Szilvi the greyhound

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