In Your Nature Ep 50 - Live from Wild Mind

Send us Fan Mail In an In Your Nature first, this episode was recorded live with an audience from Wild Mind Festival in Fenit, County Kerry earlier this spring. Wild Mind is a festival that celebrates our natural environment, making it the perfect fit for a visit from In Your Nature. Picture this, Niall and Ricky sitting on hay bales on stage in a artificial barn/shed structure waxing lyrical about spring and what it means for our fathered friends. The lads discuss the complex sequence of events that is the annual breeding cycle and what triggers it in early spring. We hear about avian turf-wars, male grooming, birdy romance and female expectations of their chosen mates! An episode of In Your Nature wouldn't be complete without the Bird of the Week slot, with Blackbird being nominated by an audience member, which Ricky and Niall happily picked up and ran with. Additionally, there were lots of interesting questions from the floor all expertly answered or dodged by the hosts. For more information on Wild Mind Festival check out their website here. In Your Nature features Ricky Whelan , Biodiversity Officer with Offaly County Council and Niall Hatch of BirdWatch Ireland and is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly. The series is supported by Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath County Councils, The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Heritage Council. For more about BirdWatch Ireland, visit

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This episode is 48:59 long.

This episode was published on Jun 30, 2024.

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