What if the birds around you were sharing stories all day long—and you simply hadn't learned their language yet?
Did you know that baby birds will often rapidly flutter their wings when begging for food? If you see this behavior, make sure to check for fluffy feathers—you might be seeing a fledgling out of its nest!
Join us for the Bird Language Slumber Party!
This is a community overnight camping experience designed for 5-105 year olds to explore the fascinating language of birds with naturalist and educator Karen Axe. Through stories, games, and early morning bird sits, we'll learn how birds communicate important information about the world around us—and how paying attention to nature can help us better understand ourselves as well.
We will camp together for one night, share cooperatively organized meals, and enjoy plenty of unstructured time to play, explore the creek, wander the land, and connect with one another.
Participants will need to bring their own camping gear. If you do not have any, please reach out so we can assist you.
About Karen Axe
Karen has worked as an elementary school teacher in Idaho and West Germany, a health and safety manager supervising hazardous waste site clean ups, and a children’s advocate. In her retirement she has followed her heart and become an avid birder and naturalist. She served as a volunteer naturalist for Boulder County, leading a variety of public programs. Through several challenging years of her life Karen discovered that her passion for bird language calmed her nervous system and became a valuable mental health tool. She has followed this passion into a deeper understanding of nature connection by completing the 9-month Immersion program at Wilderness Awareness School, graduating in 2024, as well as her Level Two tracking certificate with CyberTracker.
Karen believes that nature connection is the birthright of every human and has the potential to develop characteristics of greater happiness, vitality, empathy, love, focus, vitality, and presence in those who experience it. Karen’s intention in volunteering at The Kiva Center is to act as an elder, bringing story, awareness and deep listening to the children as they move through their day, with the hope sparking curiosity and awe in the natural world and people in their lives.
