Here’s an interesting fact: Birdwatching can be good for people’s mental (心理的) health. For example, it can relieve their stress.
A study came out in 2022. It found that seeing or hearing birds improved people’s mental well-being. The good results lasted up to eight hours. Another study came out in 2020. It showed a link (关联) between happiness and the number of bird groups around a person’s home.
Why is birdwatching so good for us? Andrea Mechelli is a mental health researcher. He works at King’s College. That’s in London, England. Mechelli thinks there are several reasons. One could be that spending time in nature improves concentration (专注力). It keeps your brain from feeling tired.
Birds are everywhere. “They can fly. They can do something that we can never do, outside of a plane,” Tina Phillips says. “That’s why they interest us a lot.” Phillips works at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It’s in Ithaca, New York. “People can reach them. People seem to really communicate with them. These make them the perfect group of animals for people.”
It’s fun to see birds beyond your own backyard. Visit places near water. You can find birds near lakes, ponds, and rivers. “All birds get thirsty,” Phillips says. “So they are naturally drawn to these places.”
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