{"podcast":{"title":"The Birding Life Podcast Network","slug":"the-birding-life-podcast-network-1255801","podcast_index_feed_id":1255801,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-birding-life-podcast/","website_url":"http://www.thebirdinglife.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/95a89c00-6c9c-4969-8b57-435904c7f67a/-iWdY-gg3D3_l_WzRoOoRtAO.jpg","author":"The Birding Life Podcast Network","episode_count":250,"summary":"The Birding Life Podcast Network brings you a mix of shows all about African birding and nature. We're here to connect you with birds, the great outdoors, and the amazing people we meet along the way. Tune in and join us on our adventures!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T08:18:55.909518+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birding-life-podcast-network-1255801"},"episode":{"title":"TBL Podcast - Season 14 Episode 3 - Junior Gabela. Zululand, Birding and a Life in the Field","slug":"tbl-podcast-season-14-episode-3-junior-gabela-zululand-birding-and-a-life-in-the-field","published_at":"2026-05-18T17:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birding-life-podcast-network-1255801/tbl-podcast-season-14-episode-3-junior-gabela-zululand-birding-and-a-life-in-the-field","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birding-life-podcast-network-1255801","url":"http://www.thebirdinglife.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fa5b1c7f-bcc7-4caa-bfef-a03ef516e03d.mp3","summary":"Junior Gabela is a name known to many South African birders. Those who have birded with him will tell you about his incredible birding skills and his ability to find some of Zululand’s most sought-after species. In this episode, I sit down with this well-known Zululand bird guide to hear more about his story. In this conversation, we don’t just get to know Junior the birder. We dig deeper into the people and places that shaped his journey. For those who may never have visited Zululand, we also unpack the incredible birding in the region, along with where to find some of the area’s special birds. If you would like to book Junior as a guide, you can contact him on 082 667 3704 or email him at juniorgabela@yahoo.com . Visit our online store to get your birding related merchandise at great prices https://www.thebirdinglife.com/online-store Intro and outro music by Tony ZA https://soundcloud.com/tonyofficialza","meta_description":"Junior Gabela is a name known to many South African birders. Those who have birded with him will tell you about his incredible birding skills and his abil…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2375,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-birding-life-podcast-network-1255801/episodes/tbl-podcast-season-14-episode-3-junior-gabela-zululand-birding-and-a-life-in-the-field/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birding-life-podcast-network-1255801/tbl-podcast-season-14-episode-3-junior-gabela-zululand-birding-and-a-life-in-the-field.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}