Maya Hartwell

Spiritual Symbolism & Bird Behavior Enthusiast

I've been fascinated by the intersection of nature and meaning for most of my life. Growing up, I kept notebooks full of bird sightings and their symbolic significance across cultures—a habit that stuck with me into adulthood. When a cardinal visited my backyard repeatedly during a difficult period, I started researching deeply into bird encounters, folklore, and spiritual interpretation. Now I explore how birds show up in our lives and what different traditions say those moments might mean. I'm a lifelong learner who loves bridging the gap between practical ornithology and the deeper symbolic language we humans project onto the natural world. When I'm not researching, I'm usually sketching birds or tending to my small urban garden—a haven for the local finches and jays.