S6 E19: Birding Has Taught Me Stillness. A conversation with Esther Sumner.

About this episode

Mathew G. Radford interviews Esther Sumner about her birding experiences and the lessons of stillness learned through birding.

Please consider following this link to SUPPORT THE SHOW! It is much appreciated! You will love this episode with Esther Sumner. We had a great chat about her early birding background in CA and UT, A Utah big year, a Utah County big year, volunteering, birding friendships and so much more! Thank you for listening and thank you Esther! Here are several links to explore to learn more... ESTHER'S INSTAGRAM TRACY AVIARY INTERMOUNTAIN WEST SHOREBIRD SURVEYS SAGELAND COLLABORATIVE PROJECT FEEDERWATC...

People in this episode

Host: Mathew G. Radford

Guest: Esther Sumner

Topics covered

• birding
• stillness
• volunteering
• birding friendships
• Utah birding

Keywords

• birding
• stillness
• Utah
• volunteering
• birding friendships
• nature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tracy Aviary, Intermountain West Shorebird Surveys, Sageland Collaborative Project, FeederWatch

Places: CA, UT

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