{"podcast":{"title":"Okay, But... Birds","slug":"okay-but-birds-7584311","podcast_index_feed_id":7584311,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/okaybutbirds/","website_url":"https://okaybutbirds.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/82139d43-3207-4d7f-937c-632349305d2e/OBB-Artwork-2026.png","author":"Dr. Scott Taylor","episode_count":30,"summary":"Hosted by evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Taylor, Okay, But... Birds explores the drama, brilliance, and science behind bird life. Each snackable 30-minute episode blends smart storytelling, expert interviews, and a touch of humor to reveal how birds shape our world . No jargon. No binoculars required. Just real science, quirky insights, and bird-brained drama you’ll want to share at brunch. Because birds aren’t background. Birds are cool.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T22:17:10.381387+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/okay-but-birds-7584311"},"episode":{"title":"Okay, but what makes a yard a bird paradise?","slug":"okay-but-what-makes-a-yard-a-bird-paradise","published_at":"2026-03-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/okay-but-birds-7584311/okay-but-what-makes-a-yard-a-bird-paradise","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/okay-but-birds-7584311","url":"https://okaybutbirds.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/92e43533-64d2-4475-98ed-c67563f8598e.mp3","summary":"E15. Most people picture a bird-friendly yard and imagine feeder, birdbath, maybe a decorative birdhouse with mortgage vibes. And feeders are great. But a feeder can give you the illusion of helping birds without creating the thing birds need most: habitat. In this episode, Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, joins Scott to explain why your yard is conservation infrastructure in disguise, and what it actually takes to turn it into a place birds can live, breed, and thrive. In this episode you'll hear about: Why \"plant natives\" is just the beginning, and which keystone plants actually move the needle for birds The surprising reason a beautiful all-native garden can still function like a food desert What Homegrown National Park is, and how your yard fits into a continent-wide conservation strategy Ready to do more than feed birds? Join the Homegrown National Park pledge at homegrownnationalpark.org and start shifting your patch of earth. All audio, video, and images in this episode are either original to Okay, But... Birds (© Okay Media, LLC) or used under license/permission from the respective rights holders. Bird media from the Macaulay Library is used courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as follows: Chestnut-sided warbler audio contributed by Jay McGowan, ML191085 Northern parula audio contributed by Wil Hershberger, ML79471 Carolina chickadee audio contributed by Wil Hershberger, ML100756 Oriental pied-hornbill audio contributed by Warren Y. Brockelman, ML170843 Northern cardinal audio contributed by Wil Hershberger, ML249823 Black-capped chickadee audio contributed by Jay McGowan, ML202239","meta_description":"E15. Most people picture a bird-friendly yard and imagine feeder, birdbath, maybe a decorative birdhouse with mortgage vibes. And feeders are great. But a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1462,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/okay-but-birds-7584311/episodes/okay-but-what-makes-a-yard-a-bird-paradise/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/okay-but-birds-7584311/okay-but-what-makes-a-yard-a-bird-paradise.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}