The Hummingbird Experience

Bring the wonder of nature to your community.

There’s something quietly unforgettable about meeting a hummingbird.

For one impossible second, it hangs suspended in the air, wings beating faster than the eye can follow—and then, just as suddenly, it’s gone.

Created to bring people together through shared discovery of the natural world, The Hummingbird Experience is a complete, prepared-for-you group nature program centered around the remarkable Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

Over the course of 55–60 minutes, your group will journey into the hummingbird’s world through fascinating science, storytelling, conversation, and shared discovery.

Together, you’ll uncover how these tiny birds migrate across continents, remember the flowers they’ve visited, defend their territories with astonishing determination, communicate with one another, and survive against extraordinary odds.

Everything has already been researched, written, organized, and designed for you. Simply open the guide, follow the script, and lead an engaging nature experience with confidence—no previous knowledge of hummingbirds required.

Inside your Hummingbird Experience

A complete 13-page Facilitator Guide

A fully written, read-and-lead script guides the facilitator through the entire experience, with clear pacing notes, conversation prompts, participant activities, and natural transitions throughout.

A coordinated 10-page Participant Field Packet

Each group member receives an illustrated packet created to complement the experience, including a Ruby-throated Hummingbird field guide, trivia, reflection pages, and opportunities for personal observation and discovery.

Conversation and reflection woven throughout

Carefully placed prompts invite curiosity, reminiscence, personal stories, and shared conversation—helping the experience feel participatory without placing pressure on anyone to contribute.

Support for mixed-ability and memory-care groups

Adaptations are integrated throughout the facilitator guide, making it easier to adjust the program’s pace, language, questions, and activities for different groups and levels of participation.

Optional ways to continue exploring

Extension ideas allow your group to carry the experience beyond the initial hour through observation, creative reflection, and continued conversation.

Created for

• Senior living and assisted-living communities

• Memory-care programs

• Senior and community centers

• Libraries and lifelong-learning programs

• Nature centers and botanical gardens

• Wellness groups and adult community organizations

No guest speaker required

The Hummingbird Experience gives your organization a complete nature program that can be presented by any staff member, volunteer, educator, or group leader.

There is no outside presenter to schedule, no specialist knowledge required, and no program preparation beyond printing the participant materials and becoming familiar with the guide.

A permanent use license for your organization - one-time fee $195

Your purchase includes permanent internal-use access for your organization and all of its partner facilities and locations, at no additional cost.

Your team may print participant packets and lead The Hummingbird Experience as often as you wish—unlimited use with multiple groups, across unlimited locations.

Use it for seasonal programming, recurring enrichment, staff-led events, or whenever your community would benefit from a shared encounter with the natural world.

There are no subscriptions, zero renewal fees, no per-use charges and no additional location fees.

Once purchased, The Hummingbird Experience becomes a permanent programming resource for your organization for years to come.

Instant digital access

Your complete experience is delivered as downloadable PDF files, ready to print and use whenever—and wherever—your groups are ready.

Working Together

Because this is a digital product delivered instantly after purchase, all sales are final and non-refundable. Nature by Liz program materials may not be resold, redistributed, shared outside the purchasing organization, posted publicly, or uploaded to public file-sharing platforms. Thank you for supporting this work.

A receipt will be provided automatically by Payhip following your purchase. If you require additional purchase documentation or need assistance accessing your files, please contact Liz through the Contact page here or email Liz directly at naturebylizaustin@gmail.com.

A note from Liz

I’m excited to share the hummingbird experience with you. It's my hope that this is the start of an on-going nature partnership with your community as I continue designing new nature programs for your groups to enjoy.

If there is a particular nature topic you would like to explore together, I’d love to hear your suggestions as I consider future Nature by Liz prepared-for-you experiences throughout the year.

In the meantime, if you have any questions, I’m happy to offer my support. Please reach out at any time.

— Liz

About Liz

Liz Austin is a naturalist educator, nature experience designer, and creator of Tails Talk Birds. With degrees in Music, Linguistics, and Adult Education, along with certifications in Mindfulness and Meditation, she has spent more than twenty years designing engaging educational and personal enrichment experiences for organizations including Disney, the Olympic Games and University College London. Today, she integrates ornithology, language, and nature discovery to help people notice—and better understand—themselves and the remarkable natural world around them.