"Beakuency" welcomes Justin Schmidt, a wildlife photographer and Red Hook resident. He has been documenting a family of Peregrine Falcon nesting on a local bridge in Dutchess County and put numerous photographs of them he took last year into a beautiful book titled Trestle Peregrines. He shares the challenges the falcon chicks faced, his experience of working with local rehabbers, and the joy of taking time to observe all the creatures around us while respecting boundaries.

Also on the show: bird-inspired music by Bruce Haack, 808 State, CHANGES TO blind, Harold Budd & Brian Eno, and Hifiklub + Jad Fair + kptmichigan.

"Beakuency" invites the local community to be inspired by the joy, beauty, and wisdom bird enthusiasts find in the nature of our neighborhoods. Every episode features an interview with local bird people, plus a freeform mix of sound made by birds and humans inspired by birds, and “Birds of Wave Farm,” a field recording journal from Wave Farm, in Acra, New York. Hosted by Mayuko Fujino. Playlists and photos for the previous shows: https://beakuency.tumblr.com.