Welcome to the debut episode of the show’s newest series 'Nature Happy Hour'! Joining Brooke for these conversations is her great friend and brilliant conservation scientist, Dr. Charles van Rees, PhD. In this color-inspired episode, Brooke and Charles go back and forth sharing a few of their favorite sightings - with lots of stories in-between. Charles also goes into the science behind why animals like birds and insects are far more colorful than their mammalian counterparts. Share your favorite colorful encounters in nature, send in your burning questions, and let us know what topics you'd love us to cover in future episodes. You can connect with the show on all of the social media platforms @Rewildology. Bird calls in the episode were used with permission by the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab. Download the Merlin App for yourself! https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ Read full show notes at: https://rewildology.com/category/show-notes/ Recording gear provided by Focusrite: https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/categories/focusrite/vocaster/vocaster-one Support the Show Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F78QPCYDUBDGC Rewildology Swag Store: https://rewildology.com/shop/ Subscribe to the Show YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Rewildology Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oW6artLcvxX0QoW1TCcrq?si=6857dd2795144949 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rewildology/id1549581778 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rewildology-1588980 PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/j4552-193b7c/Rewildology-Podcast Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Rewildology-id5300079?country=us Amazon/Audible: https://www.amazon.com/Rewildology/dp/B08JJT8D4F iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-rewildology-77329541/ Follow Rewildology Rewildologists Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rewildologists Instagram: https://instagram.com/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology Twitter: https://twitter.com/rewildology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/