Mindful birding
intentional use of birding for cultivating mindfulness.
Anyone who has been entranced by seeing a murmuration (a phenomenon in which a flock of birds, sometimes thousands of individuals strong, flies in perfect harmony as one shifting, undulating mass)
has had a taste of the wonder and grace available in such moments.
These kinds of experiences can connect us with the present moment, and the gentleness and appreciation.
https://shambhala.org/community/blog/the-art-of-mindful-birding/
@holon42 This morning there was an ENORMOUS flock of vultures wheeling over our neighborhood. Easily a hundred birds.
whoa, that must have been a sight😳🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
amazing.
do you know why they were gathering in such numbers?
yeah, migration fits. i've seen some large flocks of migrating starlings go by here. awhile ago now.
@holon42 No clue. They had a couple of columns going, and from what I could see they kept swapping members. Never seen that many in one place before. Gathering to migrate maybe?