Immerse yourself in a quiet forest of western redcedar on a morning in late May, as varied thrushes (Ixoreus naevius) and Townsend’s warblers (Setophaga townsendi) sing and a Pacific wren (Troglodytes pacificus) builds a well-hidden nest. This contemplative story invites you to pause in the stillness, to listen in the spaces between sounds. Through the song of the Pacific wren, it also connects with September 2023’s episode, Getting to know Washington’s spiders.

I recorded birdsong for this story, including the species already mentioned as well as western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), in the Ross Creek Cedars of northwestern Montana in May of 2024. To accompany this podcast, I’ve also created a 10-hour track of varied thrush and Townsend’s warbler song for sleep and relaxation. You can find that track and many others under Immersed In Nature wherever you find your podcasts—enjoy!

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You can find the written, illustrated version of this story here: https://wildwithnature.com/2024/11/01/stillness-redcedars-pacific-wren/

Sumérgete en un bosque tranquilo de tuya gigante (Thuja plicata) una mañana a finales de mayo, mientras mirlos cinchado (Ixoreus naevius) y chipes de Townsend (Setophaga townsendi) cantan y un saltapared cholino del oeste (Troglodytes pacificus) construye un nido bien escondido. Esta historia contemplativa te invita a pausar en la tranquilidad y a escuchar en los espacios entre los sonidos. Por el canto del saltapared, también se conecta con el episodio que publiqué en septiembre de 2023, Conociendo a las arañas del Estado de Washington.

Grabé las aves que aparecen en este podcast, incluso las especies ya mencionadas además de una piranga capucha roja (Piranga ludoviciana), en los Ross Creek Cedars del noroeste de Montana, EU en mayo de 2024. Además, he creado una banda sonora de 10 horas con los cantos del mirlo cinchado y del chipe de Townsend para acompañar este episodio y ayudarte a relajarte o dormir. Puedes encontrar esa grabación y varias similares bajo Immersed In Nature donde encuentres tus podcasts—¡espero que la disfrutes!

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Aquí puedes ver la versión escrita de esta historia, con mis fotos desde el bosque de tuya gigante: https://wildwithnature.com/2024/11/01/tuyas-gigantes-tranquilidad/

As a child, spending my summers with my dad in Idaho, USA, I don’t remember a year when the wildfire smoke was bad. Now, 20 years later in the neighboring state of Montana, I’ve come to expect smoke every summer. This month’s podcast takes place in my mom’s urban Missoula, Montana garden in the midst of increasingly severe weather events, as early September 2024 brought us another bout of intense wildfire smoke and as South America was burning up with drought and fires. As I write this from Oaxaca, Mexico on October 1, 2024, the fires in Brasil and Bolivia continue. In the last week, two hurricanes that emerged in a matter of days have hit Guerrero, Mexico and Florida, USA and dumped torrential, destructive rains on their path inland.

But in spite of the severity of events like these, this story is about resilience. It’s about birds, plants, and the nature outside our door. It’s a story about how we can stay connected as everything gets more extreme.

In this podcast, I quote from Leah Rampy’s book Earth and Soul, which you can find here: https://www.leahmoranrampy.com/.

The audio includes recordings of American goldfinch (Spinus tristis), pine siskin (Spinus pinus), Wilson’s warbler (Cardellina pusilla), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), and fall rain that I made in September 2024 in my mom’s yard. It also includes my whistled imitation of a lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) call.

You can find the written, illustrated version here: https://wildwithnature.com/2024/10/01/waiting-for-rain-climate-change/.
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