Walkin' on the Wild Side
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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 walkingonthewildside21@gmail.com. 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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Well, with Gabrielle traveling, I had to do this podcast on my own, but I'm not flying solo, I have a special guest! Join Dr. Steve Fields and I on location from the Museum of York County for a fabulous exhibit and discussion about the Pleistocene Epoch in the Carolinas. It's hard to believe that there were mammoths, terror birds, cheetahs, giant porcupine, ground sloths and more, but there were! Listen as Dr. Steve discusses what this unbelievable epoch would've looke...
We're back! After a little "hiatus" due to technical issues (love today's technology), we're kicking off 2024 with a new podcast on the fantastic frozen frog. Wood frogs are small little frogs with some incredible adaptations to allow them a competitive advantage, such as explosive breeding, early mating periods, and the amazing ability to be frozen solid. Yep, that's right...FROZEN SOLID. Join Marvin and Gabrielle at their new "studio" (also known as the back porch, l...
The West Highland Way is definitely a walk on the wild side, for sure! Join Marvin and Gabrielle as they chat about their latest adventure, a 96 mile hike in the highlands of Scotland in 8 days and over a 10,000 ft. elevation gain! Join us from Scotland and London as we cover all the bases of flora, fauna, food, and fun, as well as experiences that highlighted a special birthday trip for Gabrielle... Here's a few websites and resources to click on and learn more: Walking the West...
Okefenokee Swamp is one of the last true wilderness areas in the U.S. and it is truly a beautiful and wild place. Join Marvin and Gabrielle on their 4 day, 3 night trip paddling the black waters of the "Land of the Trembling Earth". They take you along from "chickee" to "chickee" (camping platforms) and podcast live from the swamp, complete with sounds of this amazing wetland! Here's a few websites for more information: USF&WS Website for general info and camping info Natural...
Nothing is more southern than the call of the whippoorwill and chuck will's widow. Join Marvin and Gabrielle to learn about this amazing family of strange birds often called goatsuckers, but commonly known as whippoorwills, chuck will's widow, and common nighthawks. They discuss the calls, behaviors and odd appearances of these nocturnal nightjars, and even discuss why they were once "harbingers of death"! Here are some wonderful websites to learn more about these interesting bir...
Hummingbirds are amazing little powerhouses that are an incredible example of evolution, adaptive radiation, and metabolic efficiency, can fly hundreds of miles, and they weigh less than an ounce! Join naturalist and wildlife biologist Marvin Bouknight and his co-host and wife, Gabrielle and learn all about these amazing little birds. Learn about their evolution, incredible adaptations, biology, breeding, attracting them to your yard and just learning to appreciate and enjoy these...
The eastern box turtle is an amazing little turtle and is found all over the eastern United States. Join Marvin and Gabrielle as they talk about the life history, biology, and other fun facts about this shelled wonder. They will also discuss the challenges they face as their numbers decline in a changing world... Here are a few websites for more information: Savannah River Ecology Lab - https://srelherp.uga.edu/turtles Chattanooga Nature Center - https://www.chattnaturecenter.org ...
Join Marvin and Gabrielle Bouknight to learn more about fabulous fireflies. We'll share some memories of fireflies, favorite stories, talk about the biology of fireflies and share much more about these amazing insects. Listeners will hear: Firefly memories of childhood Biology and classification of fireflies Discuss different species Science of the flash and how it is inspiring new advances in technology The mysterious sychronized f...
The inaugural episode will feature the Barred Owl (Strix varia). Podcast listeners will learn about: Barred Owl Biology, Range, and HabitsAdaptations and Interesting Facts about these Amazing BirdsCalls and Vocalizations of Barred OwlsLinks and Websites related to Barred Owls and Discussed in this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_FEaFgJyfA (BBC episode https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barred_Owl/idYou can follow us on Facebook at Nature Nook Photography Email us at www.walki...
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...
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...
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...
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://paranor...
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 ou...
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...
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 8...
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...
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, an...
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...
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 be...
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