Finding Healing Through Birding with Tammah Watts

What this episode covers

Get comfortable. Take a seat. Gather around friends for a warm and meaningful conversation with the famed author, mindful birder, licensed marriage and family therapist, California Audubon board member, and accessible birding advocate Tammah Watts [https://www.tammahwatts.com/]! In this episode we discuss her approaches to birding as it pertains to her own healing and connection with our community, including incredible encounters with Red-shouldered Hawks [https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-shouldered_Hawk] and Mourning Doves [https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove] to aid in the healing. We cover some experiences we've all had in nature, some with each other. We look into her book, "Keep Looking Up: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching [https://www.tammahwatts.com/store]," and even explore some pages together. You will be delighted to participate in a prompt read live by Tammah, where we embody a crane looking at still water for some self-reflection. We also talk about some birding adventures with the SoCal Bird Nerd crew (of which Jason is an honorary member), where they look for Cactus Wrens [https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cactus_Wren/id] and Say's Phoebe [https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Says_Phoebe]. We also get some great advice from Tammah on how to approach our birding in ways that help us cope with life in a sometimes very challenging world. This is a space we gather to fill up each other's cups with that everlasting Bird Joy! Join us! Be sure to follow our podcast on Instagram at @thebirdjoypod [https://www.instagram.com/THEBIRDJOYPOD] and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin [https://www.bipocbirdingclub.org/] In Color Birding Club [https://www.incolorbirding.org/]