{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Birds on Birds","title":"Hell Diver vs. The Clown: Pied-Billed Grebe vs. Ruddy Duck","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5254,"description":"Pied-Billed Grebe vs. Ruddy Duck. A duck with a bright blue bill spends breeding season fully absorbed in his own bubble show. A smaller bird with a horror-movie nickname has other plans. We break down both fighters, then get into who's playing god.\nMusic by fknsyd\nEpic Duel Begins at 16:30\nSources\nAll About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) — Ruddy Duck: Overview, ID, Life History\nAll About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) — Pied-billed Grebe: Overview, ID, Life History\nMissouri Department of Conservation, Ruddy Duck field guide: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/ruddy-duck\nMaryland DNR, Pied-billed Grebe: https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/pages/plants_wildlife/pie-billed_grebe.aspx\nNew Jersey DEP, Pied-billed Grebe status (State Endangered): https://nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/end-thrtened/pbgrebe.pdf\nAudubon Field Guide, Pied-billed Grebe: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/pied-billed-grebe\nTweeters mailing list, Pied-billed Grebe territorial \"Circle Display\" / \"Bluff Diving\" behavior notes (citing Birds of the World): https://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/2023-May/002759.html\nBritannica, The Odyssey (2026 film, dir. Christopher Nolan), release date and cast: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Odyssey-film-by-Nolan\nhttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/ducks-penis-length-depends-other-guys\nBright-Eyed Birder Reel","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4cdikkvtYTH7Ou38nrAALypCR5hxu3XQmPDdp6NMU2c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YzVk/YmE5OTdhNTY5MDFk/OTJkZWZjYjlkODUx/ZTI4ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}