31 - Bird Language & Mentoring —Dan Gardoqui
“I define tracking as paying attention to the movement of energy.”What are the birds telling us and how can we learn to notice more of what they have to say?In this episode, Dan Gardoqui joins us to share stories from his 35+ years of teaching bird language, tracking, and nature connection. We explore mentoring someone in bird language, what gets people to pay attention, and how the process of learning bird language has evolved over the years. Plus, Dan shares some of his incredible animal imitation skills with us. Enjoy!About Dan GardoquiDan is a nature-based consultant & coach, award-winning educator, seasoned guide, naturalist & bird language expert, and the founder of Lead With Nature.As a suburban New Jersey teen, Dan met his first mentor, Jon Young, who set him on a journey as a naturalist, a mentor and a leader. That journey led him to many other mentors, students and landscapes that have taught him priceless lessons. For the past 25 years, he has lived and worked in both human and wild communities in New England. He has served as a resource for many leaders in the field of Nature-Connection, consulting and training many teams and executives in finding excellence through role modeling, mentoring and training programs.Learn more about Dan here--Visit Living Connection 1st for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection.--Our next episode will release on November 6, 2024.The transcript for this episode is available here.