The Naturalist’s Art of Animal Encounters

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Whether you see some deer, have a fox cross your path, or spot a moose, there’s something disportionately delightful about encountering wildlife. Even seeing something pedestrian like a possum feels really fun. If you’d like to have more of these kinds of encounters, and a deeper experience with nature as a result, my guest has some tips for making them happen more often. His name is Dave Hall, and he’s an outdoor educator and guide, as well as the author of The Naturalist’s Companion: A Field Guide to Observing and Understanding Wildlife. Today on the show, Dave and I first talk about the safety and ethical considerations around observing wild animals. We then discuss the best places to spot wildlife (and how it could be in your own backyard), whether there’s a best time of day to encounter animals, and the approach to take so that the animals don’t know you’re there, or if they do, feel comfortable with your presence. Dave shares the gaze to adopt to spy more animals and the signs that will help you find them. We end our conversation with how to practice what Dave calls “spontaneous acceptance,” which may allow you to chill with a beaver.

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0:00.0	Brat McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:11.8	Whether you see some deer, have a fox cross your path, or spot a moose, there's something
0:16.2	disproportionately delightful about encountering wildlife.
0:19.8	Even seeing something pedestrian like a possum feels really fun.
0:23.2	If you'd like to have more of these kinds of encounters and a deeper experience with
0:26.1	nature as a result, my guest has some tips for making them happen more often.
0:30.2	His name is Dave Hall, and he's an outdoor educator and guide, as well as the author of,
0:34.6	the naturalist companion, a field guide to observing and understanding wildlife.
0:39.0	Stay on the show.
0:39.9	Dave and I first talk about the safety and ethical considerations around observing wild animals.
0:44.4	We then discuss the best places to spot wildlife and how it can be in your own backyard.
0:48.4	Whether it's the best time of day to encounter animals, and the approach to take so that animals
0:52.4	don't know you're there, or if they do, feel comfortable with your presence.
0:56.6	Dave shares the gaze to adapt to spimer animals and the signs that will help you find them.
1:01.0	We enter conversation with how to practice what Dave calls spontaneous acceptance,
1:05.2	which may allow you to chill with a beaver.
1:08.0	After shows over, check out our show notes at a-wim.is slash wildlife.
1:23.6	All right, Dave Hall, welcome back to the show.
1:26.6	Thank you so much. It's great to be here.
1:28.6	We had you on the podcast a few years ago to talk about how to survive in the winter.
1:34.4	You got a new book out called The Naturalist Companion, and it's all about
1:39.8	getting out into nature and observing wildlife.
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