How birding can help relieve stress and anxiety

Birdwatching allows individuals to connect with nature and find joy in the beauty of birds.

It was late afternoon on the universally dreaded Monday. I had been staring at my computer screen all day, barely able to write two full paragraphs. I had a whole thesis to write, yet I was struggling with a mere introduction. A break was what I needed—from the computer and from the frustration of my writer’s block.