Watching Birds Near Your Home is Good For Your Mental Health

Watching Birds Near Your Home is Good For Your Mental Health

According to this new study, people living in neighborhoods with more birds, shrubs, and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress.

The study conducted at the University of Exeter, involving hundreds of people, found benefits for mental health of being able to see birds, shrubs and trees around the home, whether people lived in urban or more leafy suburban neighborhoods.

The study, which surveyed mental health in over 270 people from different ages, incomes and ethnicities, also found that those who spent less time out of doors than usual in the previous week were more likely to report they were anxious or depressed.

After conducting extensive surveys of the number of birds in the morning and afternoon in Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Luton, the study found that lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress were associated with the number of birds people could see in the afternoon. The academics studied afternoon bird numbers – which tend to be lower than birds generally seen in the morning – because are more in keeping with the number of birds that people are likely to see in their neighborhood on a daily basis.

In the study, common types of birds including blackbirds, robins, blue tits and crows were seen. But the study did not find a relationship between the species of birds and mental health, but rather the number of birds they could see from their windows, in the garden or in their neighborhood.

Previous studies have found that the ability of most people to identify different species is low, suggesting that for most people it is interacting with birds, not just specific birds, that provides well-being.

birds not shutting the fuck up while i'm trying to sleep is bad for my mental health

University of Exeter research fellow Dr. Daniel Cox, who led the study, said: “This study starts to unpick the role that some key components of nature play for our mental well-being.

“Birds around the home, and nature in general, show great promise in preventative health care, making cities healthier, happier places to live.”

The positive association between birds, shrubs and trees and better mental health applied, even after controlling for variation in neighborhood deprivation, household income, age and a wide range of other socio-demographic factors.

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chirp chirp

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BIRDS

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I really, really, really like this thread

I really, really, really dislike your tone.

LOVE YOU

These are gorgeous. what are they?

Nice if you have nice birds. We get gulls, crows, setllars jays, Oregon juncos, black-capped chickadees, sparrows, nuthatches, hummingbirds, flickers, robins (really thrushes in the US), and house finches. On rare occasion barred owl, sharp-shinned hawk, saw whets, varied thrush, and goldfinches. The barred ouwl is the one cool bird we've had.

I was really pissed off about work a minute ago but damn these birds are strangely calming.

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BIRDS ARE PRETTY SWEET

TELL ME ABOUT IT, LIKE 80% OF OUR BIRDS ARE CROWS

Opposite OP. I live surrounded by native New Zealand bush, constantly hearing the exotic songs and watching their funny habits.

It depresses the fuck outta me.

Why can't I just fly away

Not surprising. Birds are neat.

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I would fuck a bluejay

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>"pray with me forrest
>dear God, please turn me into a bird so I can fly far far away"

Both in the US and Australia, serious bird attacks on hang gliders have been reported.

Kings of the air such as hawks, falcons, eagles and even, on occasion, various sea birds, sometimes take exception to the new kid on the block. When this occurs, they may test the glider ......which may appear to them as either a potential rival or a threat to a nest nearby.

Or perhaps even though the glider may not appear to be a rival or threat to their young, there is still the possibility that the rig may resemble a very large new species of delicious butterfly.

Specific incidents include, hawks in the US who have attacked the material of gliders, ripping large holes in it, causing the hang gliders themselves to lose partial control of their vehicles.

In Australia, teams of eagles have attacked gliders, thereby precipitating crashes.

BRUH

IS THIS A FUCKIN' THREAD
ABOUT BIRDS
YES

Did you know pigeons die after sex?


At least the one i fucked did

MOTHER FUCKING BIRDS, NIGGER

good thread OP

I like nearly all birds. They're cool and nice to look at it. What reason do we ape men have to like birds?

>that feel when I go out into the woods a mile away and repeat birdcalls

birds are pretty cool. just moved out west. great tailed grackles are funny little things

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they are. there chirps are my alarm clock in the morning.