Episode 250: Snails, Snail Kites, and Hilary Flower

About this episode

Hilary Flower discusses her book about the relationship between the snail kite and its prey.

Send us your Florida questions! Hilary Flower, author of The Kite and The Snail: An Endangered Bird, Its Unlikely Prey, and a Story of Hope in a Changing World, joins the podcast to talk about what prompted her to write the book. Links We Mentioned Review of The Kite and The Snail Limpkins Snail kites Apple snails Slugs Merlin bird app iNaturalist app HilaryFlowerAuthor.com How To Spot a Snail Kite Image courtesy of University Press of Florida Support the show Question or comment...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cathy Salustri, Rick Kilby

Guest: Hilary Flower

Topics covered

• Florida wildlife
• endangered species
• birdwatching
• nature conservation
• snails
• snail kites

Keywords

• snail kite
• Hilary Flower
• The Kite and The Snail
• endangered bird
• Florida wildlife
• nature
• conservation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iNaturalist, University Press of Florida, Merlin bird app

Books & works: The Kite and The Snail: An Endangered Bird, Its Unlikely Prey, and a Story of Hope in a Changing World

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