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Feb 16, 2025 27 min

Bird Watching or Bird Therapy?

from Nature Inspired Podcast Hosted by Emma Hawthorne

Join Emma as she interviews bird specialist, Melissa Whitby on bird ecology, bird protection, and how bird watching might even be called ‘bird therapy’. Melissa has spent much of her life travelling through Australia and overseas learning about birds, contributing to scientific data, and volunteering for various bird organisations. She says that any interactions with wildlife are a privilege and it is important that we learn about them so we know how best to protect them. Mel gives some great tips on how you can support birds and that “we all have something to contribute.” Birdwatching can also improve our listening, patience, communication skills, and wellbeing. If you are keen to become a bird watcher, bird enthusiast, or a bird specialist then this episode is for you! “Use the talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” ~ HENRY VAN DYKE ~ For show notes and links, head to: ⁠⁠ www.emmahawthorne.com/podcast/birdwatching/ To connect with me, head to: ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram @natureinspiredpodcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.emmahawthorne.com

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