Slow Birding Outing With The Bird Diva, Bridget Butler
Saturday, 06/10/23
8:00AM - 11:00AM
Putney Mountain Trail Head, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Putney, VT 05346
Sliding Scale Registration
Join the Bird Diva, Bridget Butler, for a Slow Birding Outing that will offer up a mindful approach to birding that will connect you with birds, the land, and yourself. Bridget will lead you on an outcome-free outing that will focus on getting to know birds beyond their identification.
We’ll start by getting to know who’s on the landscape that particular day and practice sharing our observations as a group in a way that uplifts each participant no matter their level of knowledge or experience birding. Next, we’ll settle into a sit spot session with prompts that Bridget will offer the group to use. We’ll wrap up by coming back together and sharing our observations, feelings, and wonderings with the whole group.There may be some variation depending on site, weather, and whatever else might present itself.
Participants should dress for the weather and activities which includes at least 30 minutes sitting in place. Consider bringing a portable chair, journal, hot beverage or water, binoculars, and whatever will make you most comfortable sitting in place. Bridget will have binoculars and portable chairs for participants to borrow. We’ve planned 3 hours together to allow for the group experience to flow naturally.
Presenter Bio:
Bridget Butler, AKA The Bird Diva, has been working in conservation and environmental
education for more than 20 years throughout New England. She owns her own small
business, Bird Diva Consulting, which provides presentations, outings, and online courses
for folks interested in exploring their connection with birds. Bridget is a certified Kripalu
Mindfulness Outdoor Guide, and has worked for the Audubon Society in Vermont, Maine,
New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Her Slow Birding work has been featured on
numerous podcasts including the American Birding Podcast, Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds Podcast, and the South Africa podcast The Birding Life. As the Bird Diva, she feels that
birding is for anyone who enjoys and is curious about birds - if you take delight in
noticing birds, you are a birder. Bridget lives in St. Albans, Vermont with her husband and
three young children.
You can learn more about Bridget here.
@BirdDiva
Slow Birding on the ABA Podcast: https://bit.ly/ABAPodcast_SlowBirding
And on Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds Podcast: https://www.talkinbirds.com/archive/2021/3/21/824-march-21-2021