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00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfc9baa0000Ways of Life airs every second Monday at 8:40am and 5:45pm.Our series Ways of Life is A collection of stories about people who live down the street... our neighbors: Fishermen, scientists, craftspeople, recovering addicts, surgeons, dog rescuers, motorcycle gang members, nursing home residents, musicians, the homeless, kid athletes, social activists, and all the others who share this place.Each portrait becomes part of the surprising, interwoven tapestry of our lives together here on the Cape, Coast and Islands. Ways of Life is edited by Jay Allison and produced by our production partners at Atlantic Public Media Ways of Life is made possible by The Circle of Ten, ten local businesses and organizations committed to local programming on WCAI.

Looking for Something? Try Listening...to the Birds

In a busy world, everyone's looking for a place for peace.  Ask Skyler Kardell and he'll show you somewhere right in front of your nose.  All you need to do is...listen.  Skyler is a competitive birder on Nantucket who tries to see as many species as he can every year.  He uses his eyes, his ears, and his smartphone to spot all kinds of migrants in the trees.  Despite the birding community on Nantucket being small, he does what he can to draw people into the watch. 

Credit Photo by Skyler Kardell
Dickcissel (Nantucket, MA), one of Skyler's favorite birds.

This piece came to us from our production partners at Atlantic Public Media through their media training program, The Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole. Matthew is a graduate of the Fall 2017 workshop.

Ways of Life is edited by Jay Allison and made possible by the Circle of Ten  - ten local business and organizations committed to local programming on WCAI.  

Credit Photo by Caleb Kardell.
Skyler Kardell on Milestone Cranberry Bog