Dr Colin Miskelly has been keen on natural history all of his life and has progressed through a long career with the NZ Department of Conservation. He is currently the Curator of Vertebrates at The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Colin joined me on the podcast to discuss his big adventure - walking the length of New Zealand and counting all the birds he saw or heard from the trail, both day and night! I hope you enjoy this episode!   Relevant links from the episode: Te Araroa Bird Blogs eBird Birds New Zealand Birds of the Great Walks Colin Miskelly - A Fine Fellow Te Araroa Trail   About the podcast: Hi! I’m Dr Adam Forbes. I am an Ecologist who specialises in the restoration of forest ecosystems. The Nature Conversations Podcast isn’t about me, however, the purpose of the podcast is to capture knowledge and insights from remarkable people and profile important issues for ecology and nature conversation. Supporting the podcast and connecting with me: If you like the content of the podcast, you can support its creation in the following ways: 1 – following, liking, rating and sharing the podcast or episodes with others, 2 – via my Patreon account (you can even support for free) Patreon If you’d like to contact me, you can do so via email: adam@forbesecology.co.nz or via my website Forbes Ecology Ltd You can also find me on socials: Facebook - Dr Adam Forbes Instagram - adamforbesnz LinkedIn - Dr Adam Forbes Youtube - Dr Adam Forbes