Superhero Senses - of birds!

Discover the unique ways that birds understand the world through their senses! Some birds have bendy beaks, some swivel their eyes, and others sense magnetic fields. Andrew Iwaniuk is an expert on bird brains, and he helps us explore specialized bird senses and how their brains work! Send us your bird questions! We'll answer them in our end of year episode. Email podcast@birdscanada.org Send Birds Canada a message on Instagram , Facebook or Bluesky Or leave us a voicemail at 519-586-3531, extension 128 Big thanks to Birds and Beans for supporting the podcast! When you order from birdsandbeans.ca/warblers , Birds and Beans donates to this podcast. Thanks! Get a copy of Andrew's book, Bird Brains and Behavior: A Synthesis Dr. Andrew Iwaniuk is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. Andrew studies how and why brain anatomy varies within and across species, focusing primarily on birds. His lab houses the world’s largest bird brain collection and he has published over 100 scientific articles, contributed to National Geographic magazine and Earthsounds documentary series, and recently published the book, Bird Brains and Behaviour: A Synthesis with MIT Press. Andrea Gress (she/her) secretly thinks Piping Plovers are better than all the other birds...studied Renewable Resource Management at the University of Saskatchewan. She pivoted towards birds, after an internship in South Africa. Upon returning, she worked with Piping Plovers in Saskatchewan, and then as the Ontario Piping Plover Coordinator. Years of sharing her love of plovers with beach goers has turned into a full time communications role with Birds Canada. Support the show

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Superhero Senses - of birds! is an episode from The Warblers by Birds Canada by Birds Canada.

This episode is 53:10 long.

This episode was published on Nov 3, 2025.

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