# #17—Undertakers, Poets, and Tag-alongs Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095/17-undertakers-poets-and-tag-alongs Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095/17-undertakers-poets-and-tag-alongs.md Podcast: [Blue Ridge Birds and Nature at Hilton Pond North](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095) Published: 2026-02-24T00:23:16+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hilton-pond-north-podcast/episodes/17Undertakers--Poets--and-Tag-alongs-e3fgvn3 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/10f1cfa38/podcast/play/115948707/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-24%2Fe620dc3c-5ce5-f531-330c-55945a869d69.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095/episodes/17-undertakers-poets-and-tag-alongs Duration seconds: 1207 ## Resource We were excited "This Week at Hilton Pond North" to encounter not one but TWO colorful species of Burying Beetles, rightfully called "undertakers" of the natural world. And the beetles brought a few "friends," too. Hear about this fascinating relationship in —our “Deep Dive” Podcast, plus info about local warblers, an unexpected Wild Turkey happening, and lists of all birds banded (including hummingbirds) After listening to this podcast you can view the complete photo essay at https://www.hiltonpondnorth.org/twahpn-20250801.html Happy Nature Watching—And Listening! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095/episodes/17-undertakers-poets-and-tag-alongs/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/blue-ridge-birds-and-nature-at-hilton-pond-north-7713095/17-undertakers-poets-and-tag-alongs.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.