Talking with Birds

"Birds are constantly calling us to attention... but are we listening?" —Dan Gardoqui

Last week on The WildFed Podcast, we chatted with Dan Gardoqui — nature-based mentor and bird language expert — about how bird language and tracking can make you a better hunter and improve the richness of your experience in the field. Dan shares all sorts of fascinating and useful information in this interview, including the five voices of the birds, how your speed affects wildlife behavior, getting started in tracking, and more. Tune in below!

This week's guest post features a short documentary on Dan's work and the practice of nature connection that gives you a glimpse of Dan in his natural habitat, walking quietly through the woods and tuned into the subtleties of bird language and the conversation of the wild.

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Meet Dan Gardoqui

Founder & Principal at Lead with Nature

Dan Gardoqui has been called a mimic thrush, a skilled mentor, and a pioneer in the field of bird language. Dan has been studying naturalist skills, wildlife tracking, bird language and mentoring since 1990.

In 1999 Dan co-founded White Pine Programs – a successful, year-round nature connection nonprofit. In 2002, he served as a bird language consultant on a permanent exhibit for the Boston Museum of Science entitled “A Bird’s World.” Since, he has led many workshops, classes, and intensives on the science and art of bird language.

Most recently, Dan served as science and audio editor for What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World. Dan is a registered Maine Guide, Wilderness First

Responder, Certified Wildlife Tracker, and hunter. He lives in Southern Maine with his wife and sons.

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