Friday, May 28th, 2010
Naturalist Bernd Heinrich
Dove. Drawing by Bernd Heinrich, from The Nesting Season.
Ira talks with naturalist and author Bernd Heinrich about his life and work. A professor emeritus of biology at the University of Vermont, Heinrich has written about topics from bumblebees to raven behavior to the natural history of running.
Guests
Bernd Heinrich
Author, "The Nesting Season: Cuckoos, Cuckolds, and the Invention of Monogamy" (Harvard University Press, 2010);
"Summer World: A Season of Bounty" (Ecco, 2009)
Professor Emeritus, Biology
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
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Segment produced by:Annette Heist
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Image: Egg collection.
Drawing by Bernd Heinrich, from The Nesting Season.
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Image: Blackbird Nests.
Drawing by Bernd Heinrich, from The Nesting Season.
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