Sometimes, the best birding happens when we stay in one place and let the birds reveal themselves. We can build relationships with the birds right outside our door by visiting a space regularly and noticing how birds move through that space. This mindful approach to birding can be refreshing in a way that makes enjoying birds new all over again. Join Bridget Butler, the Bird Diva, for an introduction to Slow Birding™ and a guided sit spot session that will explore practices for expanding your awareness of and connection with birds. 

This online experience is open to beginner and experienced birders alike. Birders with limited mobility will find that Slow Birding™ is a practice that focuses on nature connection without the need to travel or cover long distances. This workshop will include a listening component, so it will be accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. Closed captions will be provided. This event will not be recorded. To attend, please register here.

Participants can choose a spot outdoors or near a window; find a spot where you feel safe and comfortable to spend some quiet time with birds. You may want to have: a beverage, a journal, something to write with, binoculars (although these are not required), a comfortable chair. 

Bridget Butler (she/her), aka The Bird Diva, lives in Vermont and has been a naturalist & educator for more than 20 years. Her Slow Birding approach 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. She feels that if you take delight in noticing birds, you are a birder. Bridget lives in St. Albans, Vermont with her husband and three young children.