My guest is Derek Sallmann, one half of the sibling-duo behind Badgerland Birding, a popular YouTube channel with a focus on birding, bird-feeding and nature in general. They recently launched a new birding podcast: The Badgerland Birding podcast. You can also find Derek and his brother Ryan, out and around Wisconsin, leading birding tours.For more from Derek and Badgerland Birding, check out the following:Blog - http://badgerlandbirding.wordpress.comYouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@BadgerlandBirdingPodcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7wtoWCxAaj0dvQuXq2nxYD?si=e9365264ac694f5fTheir YouTube Episode on the Grenada Dove -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqEQkzqRugcChapters00:00 - Intro00:57 - Derek’s Recent “First of the Year” Birding06:54 - How Derek Became Interested in Birding10:39 - Derek’s Earliest memory of a Bird11:33 - Derek’s Memorable Encounter with a Bird: Grenada Dove14:06 - Bird of the Episode: Snowy Owl25:02 - How the Badgerland Birding YouTube Channel Began33:58 - Derek Shares about the new Badgerland Birding Podcast38:04 - Derek Shares One Last Thing 38:44 - OutroFor pictures of the Snowy Owl taken by Derek and Ryan, please check out @lookingatbirdspodcast on Instagram. Thank you for listening!