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Walkin' on the Wild Side

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98 episodes
Language
English
Date created
2021/06/17
Latest episode
2026/02/03
Average duration
32 min.
Release period
21 days

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A podcast dedicated to exploring nature all around us and hopefully instilling in our listeners a curiosity and appreciation for the wildlife around us. Join us as we share some amazing observations, interesting and educational facts, and stories about the incredible diversity of flora and fauna found here in the Southeastern United States. Your hosts are Marvin and Gabrielle Bouknight, and Marvin has been a professional naturalist and wildlife biologist for over 30 years and he and his wife, Gabrielle have shared many adventures exploring habitats and observing the amazing flora and fauna of the southeastern United States. To contact us, you can follow us on Facebook at Nature Nook Wildlife Photography (https://www.facebook.com/NatureNookWildlifePhotography), or email us at [email protected]. To SIGN UP/SUBSCRIBE to our podcasts, simply download your favorite podcast app on your mobile device (we can be found on all the Apple iOS and Android OS apps) and look up "WALKIN'ON THE WILD SIDE" or you can visit our website at https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com and click on your favorite app (see below, if you're viewing this from our web site). It will take you to the site and our podcast. Click "subscribe" and you're ready to go WALKIN' ON THE WILD SIDE!

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Who Is the Grey Ghost?
2026/02/03
It's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side!  For this episode, we're chatting about on of the most unique and interesting birds of prey, the northern harrier.  But why do they call it the grey ghost?  Well, join Marvin and Gabrielle on the, um, INSIDE, and not on the back porch as the snow and temperatures fall outside and a warm fire inside.  A perfect time to discuss this winter migrant to our area! Here's some interesting websites about northern harriers: https://hawkwatch.org/raptor-id/raptor-id-fact-sheets/northern-harrier/ https://birdsinthetree.com/the-complete-guide-to-the-northern-harrier-identification-habitat-and-behavior/ https://www.hawkmountain.org/raptors/northern-harrier Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Looney for Loons!
2026/01/10
Happy New Year and welcome back to Walkin' on the Wild Side!  We kick off 2026 with a chat about loons, those amazing and marvelous waterfowl that have probably provided more sounds for movies than just about any other bird.  These amazing birds not only have a haunting call, but they are amazingly very well adapted to their aquatic lifestyle.  Join Marvin and Gabrielle on the back porch for a fun albeit windy podcast about these incredible waterbirds and learn about the habits, what they eat, their adaptations, and of course, their looney tunes! Here's some great websites about loons: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Loon/overview https://www.aba.org/common-loon-secrets/ https://loon.org/the-call-of-the-loon/? Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Christmas without Chestnuts
2025/12/09
Welcome back to Walkin' on the Wild Side.  Happy Holidays from Gabrielle and I, and we are in the Holiday spirit!  This episode, we talk about one of the most recognizable songs and nut (actually more like a fruit), the chestnut.  Chestnuts and Christmas just seem to go together, but sadly, because of a blight, the once dominant and massive tree that produced delicious nuts for wildlife, people, and generations of  Christmas around the world was eliminated from the forests of eastern US in the blink of an eye (40 years).  We'll talk about how chestnuts went from a holiday staple to just a verse in a song.  What happened and can you still get chestnuts?  Join us as we sit around the fire pit on the back porch and reminisce about what used to be and the possibility that one day, the chestnut will once again, return to it's former glory. You can learn more about chestnuts from these websites: Chestnut blight:  https://tacf.org/history-american-chestnut/ Chestnut research:  https://www.esf.edu/chestnut/index.php https://www.finedininglovers.com/explore/articles/chestnuts-z-26-things-about-chestnuts How chestnuts are used in Italian cooking:  https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/italian-food/how-to-cook/roasting-chestnuts-a-guide-to-the-cherished-italian-holiday-tradition The Italian Chestnut Growers Consortium:  https://www.consorziocastanicoltori.it/ (in italian, so please get google to translate) Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Beautiful Things Called Waxwings
2025/11/18
It's that time again and for this episode, we are chatting about one of the most deceptively beautiful birds that come to our area in the Fall, the cedar waxwing.  These social birds are mostly seen invading fruit trees and flying from tree to tree in large flocks.  Upon a closer look, these brown blobs suddenly reveal an amazingly beautiful bird.  With beautiful coloration, a crest on its head, and a bold black mask, these birds reveal a ravenous appetite for fruit!  Join us and learn more about this bold, beautiful, and quite interesting fall migrant. Learn more about the cedar waxwing here: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/overview https://www.aba.org/2020-bird-of-the-year-cedar-waxwing/ https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/108090-fun-facts-about-the-cedar-waxwing Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
When Plants Attack!
2025/11/04
After a little hiatus and celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary, we're back!  We had a great time celebrating with friends and family, but are happy to be back in the podcast studio!  This episode is about some strange plants that you may have seen, but maybe didn't know what they were.  We're talking about parasitic plants, but these plants aren't your run of the mill parasites, they are funky, spooky, and fascinating!  Join Gabrielle and I on the back porch as we talk about these "sapsuckers" and "nutrient vampires" right after Halloween! Here's some great websites to learn more: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/conopholis_americana.shtml https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/traditional-forest-medicinal-plant-ghost-pipe-used-differently-today https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/pinesap.html https://www.scottarboretum.org/epifagus-virginiana/ https://www.fws.gov/media/dodder-invasive-species Photos on Facebook are found at the following websites: Pinesap:  https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/pinesap.html Dodder:  https://homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu/2025/09/01/dodder/ Ghost Pipes:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/monotropa_uniflora.shtml  American Cancer-root/Bear corn: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/59980-Conopholis-americana Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Walkin' on the Wild Side - 2025 Bigfoot Festival
2025/09/01
Here's a bonus episode!  Since we were talking about local legends, we decided to podcast from the 2025 Bigfoot Festival in Marion, NC.  Join us as we walk around the festival, talk to a few vendors and bigfoot investigators, and even listen in on a Bigfoot calling contest!  We had a great time, met some great folks, and enjoyed a great festival.  Check out the links below for more info on the festival, our "interviewees", and more! SASQUATCH ODYSSEY:  https://paranormalworldproductions.com/sasquatch-odyssey-blog MY BIGFOOT LIFE:  https://www.mandmfilmproductions.co.uk/projects/mythicallegendsmybigfootlife  CRYPTID CREW YOUTUBE:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6j16gfiJHTwB2ksnS1tL-g CRYPTID CREW PODCAST WITH MARK CHILDERS:  https://thecryptidcrewpodcast.podbean.com/ YOU BIG APE HANDMADE BIGFOOT MERCH:  https://www.ubigape.com/ BIGFOOT FESTIVAL IN MARION, NC:  https://marionbigfootfestival.wordpress.com/ Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
The Local Legends of South Carolina - Pt. 3 - The Legend of the Gray Man
2025/08/15
Hey everyone and welcome back to Walkin' on the Wild Side!  We finish up our three part series on the local legends of South Carolina with one of Gabrielle's favorite legends of the Lowcountry, the Gray Man.  This legend is a prognosticator of hurricanes and landfall, often protecting the person and property he reveals himself to.  The legend started in the 1800's in Pawley's Island, SC and has persisted to this day.  There are different versions, but all have a similar outcome.  A person sees a gray man in an overcoat and hat, he warns them to flee the impending storm, and their homes are spared, even when everything around them is devastated.  Join Gabrielle and I in Pawley's Island, close to where the legend was born, and then join us for dinner as we talk to a local young man, Chandler, who happened to be our waiter at the amazing Rustic Table restaurant.  We hope you enjoy this episode and here's a few websites to learn more about this legend of the Lowcountry: https://wkml.com/2024/08/21/the-mysterious-legend-of-the-gray-man-ghost-in-south-carolina/ https://pawleysvacationrentals.com/the-grey-man/ https://southcarolinaparks.com/huntington-beach https://hammockshops.com/ Awesome restaurant featuring our waiter, Chandler! https://www.rustictable.com/ Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Local Legends of South Carolina - Pt. 2 - The Hound of Goshen Hill
2025/08/01
It's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side and we are road trippin' for  part 2 of our "Local Legends of South Carolina" series!  This time, we're up in Union County, where a local legend is well known by folks in the area, but maybe not known outside of this area of South Carolina.  Goshen Hill Plantation was the site of a settlement where a man was wrongfully hanged for a murder he didn't commit, and both he and his faithful dog were executed in a wrongful rush to judgment.  Scary stories of a white dog with a hideous grin that haunts this area of Union county have been told for years and a simple drive along Old Buncombe Road can really get your imagination going!  Join Gabrielle and I along this stretch and a few more places as we search for the Hound of Goshen Hill, secretly praying that we DON'T see him! Check out the web pages below for more information and check out our Facebook pages  for videos, pictures, and more! Dinner at the delicious Heart's Family Diner:  https://www.facebook.com/Heartsfamilyrestaurantunionsc/ Don't forget the ice cream at a great old fashioned drive in/dine in called the Dairio:  https://www.facebook.com/DairioOfUnionSC/ Some websites about the Hound of Goshen Hill:  https://www.scetv.org/stories/2018/south-carolina-legend-ghost-hound-goshen; https://www.postandcourier.com/free-times/news/hound-of-goshen-newberry-sc-ghost-dog/article_ed32a360-9df2-11ef-8dae-3315f814f635.html; https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/south-carolina/ghost-hound-of-goshen-hill-legendary-ghost-dog-sc SPECIAL THANK YOU TO FREESOUND.ORG (https://freesound.org/) website for the catalog of sound effects, music, etc.    For this episode, special thank you to Audio_Dread (whose work can be found on freesound.org) for the scary music! Check out his YouTube channel here:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbwdq_g8lpCSdX1TwAQwN7w Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Local Legends of South Carolina - Pt. 1 - Carolina's Own Cryptic Creature!
2025/07/15
It's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side and while we were out on a road trip, Gabrielle had a wonderful idea to do a three part series of "Local Legends of South Carolina"!   Our first part takes us east of Columbia near Camden.  While out on a road trip that included Buc-ee's and Swan Lake in Sumter, I wanted to share the location of our first local legend in the Scape Ore Swamp of Bishopville.  Join us to learn of the phenomenon that took place in the late 80's, where the Lizardman took the city, state, nation, and even the world by storm!  Learn about the first sighting started the craze and what remains of this local legend today.  Check out the web pages below for more information and check out our Facebook pages  for videos, pictures, and more! https://www.swampapereview.com/the-legend-of-lizard-man-horror-in-rural-carolina https://cityofbishopvillesc.com/the-lizard-man/ https://www.wyff4.com/article/legend-south-carolinas-lizard-man-restaurant/42745582 https://lizardman-lounge-store.creator-spring.com/ https://www.smithsconcrete.com/products/ Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Cuckoo for Cuckoos!
2025/07/01
It's time for another episode and this time, we're talking about a bird that is so often heard but not seen.  Often called rain crows, due to being heard calling before approaching storms, these birds get a bad rap as nest parasites, but our yellow billed cuckoos don't that that too often.  Join us on the backporch, along with the lightning bugs, chucks, whippoorwills, and even a screech owl stops by, all to listen and learn about the cuckoos.  I guess you can say they are also cuckoo for cuckoos! Here's a few websites for more info: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-billed_Cuckoo/overview https://www.birdful.org/where-can-i-see-yellow-billed-cuckoos/ https://cuckooforest.com/a-brief-history-of-the-cuckoo-clock/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-cuckoo-clock-65073025/ Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Blast from the Past - Whipoorwills and Chuck Wil's Widow (Originally published August 15, 2021)
2025/06/16
While sitting on the porch last night, preparing to record another episode,  we heard chuck-wils-widows and whippoorwills calling and thought, why record another episode when we can bring back a blast from the past and re-post "Goatsuckers Galore", one of our first podcasts from 2021!  Join our trip down memory lane and learn about these amazing birds collectively called goatsuckers or nightjars, which include some of the serenades of summer from these large, cryptically colored, and at times LOUD birds!  So, we hope you enjoy "walkin on the wild side and reminiscing (cue the Little River Band)" and relive one of our first episodes.  Hopefully, you'll enjoy our "intro"...lol! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Wandering in Yellowstone - Pt. 2, Yellowstone, Geysers, and Old Faithful
2025/05/31
It's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side and our second part of Wandering in Yellowstone!  Part 2 takes Gabrielle and I into the hot springs, geysers, and thermal areas of Yellowstone, as well as wandering through Lamar Valley, the Serengeti of North America.  We'll share observations of these amazing areas, some of the wildlife we saw,  as well as  some of the historic sites like Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and the Old Faithful Inn, and the gorgeous natural beauty of this amazing park, including one of the most famous geysers, Old Faithful! Here's some websites for additional information: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/hydrothermal-features.htm https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/geysers-hot-springs/about-old-faithful/ https://www.nps.gov/places/000/lamar-valley-wildlife-watching.htm https://www.usparklodging.com/yellowstone/old_faithful_inn.php https://www.usparklodging.com/yellowstone/mammoth_hotel.php Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Wandering in Yellowstone - Pt. 1, The Grand Tetons
2025/05/18
Yellowstone is America's first National Park and they couldn't have picked a better one to start off the amazing resource we have as the National Parks. It has been a dream of ours to get to this area, and here we are!  Join us for a multiple part series as we travel the beauty and natural wonders that is Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons National Park.  For part 1, we travel the Grand Teton Loop Road and with perfect weather, we see this magnificent park in all it's beauty.  Join us as we podcast our first night from this beautiful area! *DUE TO EQUIPMENT ISSUES, THE AUDIO QUALITY IS DIMINISHED.  WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS ISSUE* Here are some great websites for further information: https://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm https://www.gtnpf.org/wildlife-viewing/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=8756733021&gbraid=0AAAAAChmMMYsV99CY_zsuPkS3o6tLk3A-&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiqbBBhCAARIsAJSfZkbUaiVPaiBgY2WSL1wYvybBrhYYyU3x18N_yiC0QBDNzdMEyPtT3AYaAo3IEALw_wcB https://www.jacksonholewy.com/blog/top-things-to-see-do-in-grand-teton-national-park/ Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general.  We will be posting our Yellowstone pics here: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
Magnificent Monarchs with Special Guest Jamie Bourquin
2025/05/01
Monarch butterflies are probably one of the most well known butterflies but are also have secrets that scientists have yet to crack!  Join Gabrielle and I on the back porch with special guest, Gabrielle's long-time friend from gradeschool and flower extraordinaire, Jamie Bourquin.  After planting pollinator plants in our new pollinator yard, we chat about this amazing butterfly, their incredible journey, and other fun facts that will hopefully inspire our listeners to look more closely at pollinators and the importance of teaching the next generation of nature lovers! Here's some interesting web pages for more info: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/monarch-butterfly https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Monarch-Butterfly https://www.xerces.org/blog/5-monarch-migration-facts https://monarchwatch.org/tagging/ https://monarchjointventure.org/monarch-biology/threats Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!
The Amazing Alligator
2025/04/16
It's time for another episode of Walkin' on the Wild Side!  It's hard to believe, but we've never really explored the amazing alligator.  An incredibly well adapted species that hasn't changed much from its ancestor over 200 million years ago, the American Alligator has survived two extinction events and human persecution to once again survive and thrive.  Join Marvin and Gabrielle as they chat about this marvel of evolution, their biology, adaptations, and some great questions from Gabrielle! Check out these websites for more info: https://www.evergladesfoundation.org/post/9-amazing-things-you-didn-t-know-about-alligators https://interestingengineering.com/science/crocodiles-secret-200-million-year-survival https://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/herps/alligator.html https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/American-Alligator https://enviroliteracy.org/animals/what-problems-do-alligators-face/#:~:text=While%20their%20populations%20have%20rebounded%20from%20near%20extinction,impacts%2C%20and%20the%20continued%20threat%20of%20illegal%20killing. Interested in having Marvin and Gabrielle speak at your event?  Email us below for more information! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on our two webpages to see photos and blogs about our podcasts and nature in general: Nature Nook Photography Walkin' on the Wild Side You can listen directly from our website at: https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com, or from any of the major podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our podcasts on any of these platforms and leave us a review! We hope you enjoy listening to our podcast and welcome your emails, comments, and feedback.  Hopefully, we will inspire you to get out there and start "Walkin' on the Wild Side"! We'd love to hear from you with your questions and comments!

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M the Gardener 2025/12/11
It’s a wild ride!
Want to hear about the magic and hilarity of nature with two fun folks whose porch you’d love to sit on and sip some tea (or other brown beverages)? L...
★★★★★
Katie⚰️ 2021/08/12
Wild side fun!
So enjoyable to listen to these two that you don’t even realize you’re learning. Makes me want to go explore!
★★★★★
York Street 2021/07/05
Great family activity 🥰
We listen with our granddaughters! A fun educational podcast for all. We sure learned a lot. Keep it going! Maybe an episode on black bears or the sta...
★★★★★
CorbinNatureWalker 2021/07/02
A thoughtful, passionate, fascinating and authentic amalgamation
Marvin and Gabrielle Bouknight’s first three installments are both enjoyable and important. Through a cunning triumvirate of wonder, direct local kno...
★★★★★
Blythe deuigg 2021/06/18
Take a walk in the Southeast woods
An enjoyable listen to learn some interesting facts about the fauna of our native area. Marvin and Gabrielle are knowledgable and fun to listen to.
★★★★★
BullseyeBaby 2021/06/18
Barred Owl Review
First and foremost these 2 are the best podcast duo we’ve heard yet!! Secondly, the show was so informative and should make listeners want to get outd...
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