{"id":175854,"date":"2023-03-29T09:20:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=175854"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:32:34","slug":"podcast-883-the-naturalists-art-of-animal-encounters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/outdoors\/podcast-883-the-naturalists-art-of-animal-encounters\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #883: The Naturalist’s Art of Animal Encounters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you see some deer, have a fox cross your path, or spot a moose, there’s something disproportionately delightful about encountering wildlife. Even seeing something pedestrian like a possum feels really fun.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to have more of these kinds of encounters, and a deeper experience with nature<\/span> 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<\/i><\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

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Whether you see some deer, have a fox cross your path, or spot a moose, there’s something disproportionately delightful about encountering wildlife. Even seeing something pedestrian like a possum feels really fun. 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