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Translating the secret language of birds
Tails Talk Birds began out of my long-time love of birds and curiosity to understand what the birds in my own backyard are saying.
I'm dedicated to creating meaningful birding experiences that bring us more insight, perspective and appreciation for the natural world around us.
Bring a prepared-for-you nature experience to your community: This Season: The Hummingbird
Enjoy 3 minute bird translations with me every Wednesday on YouTube.
Thanks so much for landing here and welcome to the flock!
~Liz Austin
From the Flock
A Prepared-for-You Nature Experience
A Prepared-for-You Nature Experience
Bring the wonder of the hummingbird to your community.
A Prepared-for-You Nature Experience
Bring the wonder of hummingbirds to your community.
Nature by Liz experiences are a quick, easy, and meaningful way to add nature programming to your events and activities—with everything thoughtfully prepared and ready to lead.
Each experience combines fascinating science, storytelling, conversation, and shared discovery in an uplifting and engaging way.
No birding knowledge or specialized expertise is required.
This Season’s Experience
The Hummingbird Experience
The Hummingbird Experience is a complete 55–60-minute group program exploring the remarkable world of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Together, your group will discover how a bird weighing little more than a penny can cross more than 500 miles of open water, remember when and where individual flowers will bloom, see colors beyond human vision, and communicate through sound, movement, and flashes of brilliant color.
The experience is informative, unhurried, and genuinely enjoyable—designed to inspire curiosity, conversation, and a shared appreciation for one extraordinary bird.
Everything Is Prepared for You
The Hummingbird Experience includes:
• A complete read-and-lead Facilitator Guide
• A fully written program script with clear pacing and timing guidance
• Conversation and reflection prompts woven throughout the experience
• Participant activities and hummingbird trivia
• Support for mixed-ability and memory-care groups
• Links to authentic hummingbird sounds
• Optional ideas for adding more sights, sounds, and shared experiences
• A beautifully illustrated Participant Field Packet for each group member to use during the program and take home afterward
Simply print the materials, become familiar with the guide, and lead the experience with confidence.
Created For
• Assisted and independent living communities
• Memory-care programs
• Senior and adult community centers
• Nature centers
• Libraries
• Adult education and lifelong-learning programs
• Community and wellness groups
The materials can be printed whenever you are ready to lead the program and enjoyed again with future groups.
No guest speaker required—just a thoughtfully prepared nature experience ready to share.
About Liz Austin
Bird Communication Researcher & Nature Experience Designer
I create bird and nature experiences that invite people to slow down, discover something remarkable, and connect with the natural world and one another.
My work draws on more than 20 years in communication and adult education, a master’s degree in Linguistics and Adult Education, and training in mindfulness, music, and bird communication research.
I bring these areas together to create uplifting nature experiences that share the science, stories, and restorative qualities of the natural world.
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