Birds of Paradise
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Alison Világ pays attention for a living. She counts migrating ducks at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory in Michigan. It's key to getting a pulse on different bird populations. But for Alison, counting ducks is more than just science – it's an escape from the expectations of others.
This is a guest story from Points North, a podcast about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes region.
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| 0:00.0 | Hub and Spoke. Audio Collective. |
| 0:12.1 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. |
| 0:24.1 | This season is all about silence. |
| 0:28.3 | Each episode, we're exploring how we find stillness amidst the noise, whether that's literal or figurative. |
| 0:36.3 | Today's episode involves both kinds of silence, literal and figurative. |
| 0:42.1 | It's a story about birds and how they helped one woman break free from other people's expectations. |
| 0:49.9 | The story comes to us from a podcast called Points North, which is an award-winning show about the Great Lakes region. |
| 0:57.0 | Dan Wan Shura has the story right after this. |
| 1:04.0 | Support for Out There comes from PeakVisor. |
| 1:07.6 | Peak Viser is an app that helps you make the most of your time in the mountains. They have 3D trail maps to help you plan out hikes. They have photos of summits all over the world to get you excited about upcoming adventures. And there's even a peak bagging feature so you can keep track of your accomplishments. If you'd like to be a superhero of outdoor navigation, check out Peak Fizer in the App Store. |
| 1:29.7 | You just might love it. |
| 1:33.3 | Alison V-Log is on her morning walk in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. |
| 1:37.7 | It's just before sunrise in the middle of May. |
| 1:40.3 | She's making her way through a stand of jackpines toward Lake Superior. |
| 1:48.0 | I'm hearing a flock of black cap chickadees right now. Good morning, chickadees. |
| 1:50.0 | Good morning, peeper. Time for you to go to bed. |
| 1:55.0 | I always try to just center myself when I'm walking out to put myself in like that space of observation |
| 2:02.2 | by paying attention to what sounds are on the boardwalk, where it sounds like the wind is coming |
| 2:08.1 | from. |
| 2:09.8 | Allison is 30 years old, but she still has a childlike sense of awe and wonder at the things |
| 2:15.6 | around her. |
| 2:16.8 | Things you and I might never take the time to |
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