rick taylor

My guest is Rick Taylor, author of the recently-released Birds of Arizona field guide and one of my favorite pocketable field guides - Birds of Southeastern Arizona. Rick tells us about how he became interested in birds, what went into making this field guide, along with a deeper dive into some of the new features, like the range maps. The bird of the episode is the Eared Quetzal, a bird that he reported the first sighting of, in the United States, 45 years ago, to the day (10/15/77). We go on numerous tangents, discussing a number of different birds. In the background, you'll hear a variety of hummingbirds and the occasional Acorn Woodpecker. 

For more information on Birds of Arizona, please visit https://www.rwmorse.com

For pictures of some of the birds discussed on the podcast, please visit @lookingatbirdspodcast on Instagram.

We're kicking off Turkey Season episodes with a Tennessee Turkey fanatic, Rick Taylor. For Rick, knowing the area he hunts front to back is what kills the most gobblers. We talk about roost locations, habitat & terrain features that hold turkeys & how knowing your area can potentially be the best intel you can have in the turkey woods.

 Rick works for companies you may recognize like CVA & Bergara, but his passion is in chasing wild turkeys. We get to discuss some of his favorite aspects of turkey hunting, including getting his young daughter into the sport, but we also get deep into the tactics he implements. Rick has a proven track record for killing lots of birds in the south, and we loved getting to pick his brain for a little bit. Spring is in the air, birds are gobbling... it's almost that time!

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