Birdwatching is an ideal way to get outside into nature, which is good for your mental and physical health. Birds love the ...

In a fast-paced screen-saturated world, could setting your phone aside and picking up some binoculars to appreciate nature be ...

Now that we’ve been embracing slower, low-tech activities like puzzles, knitting and crafting, it could also be a good time to start birdwatching. It’s something you can do by yourself out in nature, ...

One minute you’re young, carefree, and hanging out at the bar with friends. The next, you’re crouched in the woods with a pair of binoculars and trying to spot the elusive scrub jay. While the ...

Deep in a forest in the Andes, high atop a tall tree, there's a quick, colorful flash of plumage in vivid shades of yellow, green, and blue. A high-pitched musical chirp rings out. Through a carefully ...

Birdwatching in your backyard is fun, but going to designated areas for the activity can be even more rewarding. You can easily immerse yourself in the great outdoors with the right equipment. We’ve ...

Want a New Year’s resolution? Go birdwatching for all the mental and physical activities needed for healthy living. Watching ...

Despite winter seeming bleak, the season offers birdwatchers the chance to see visitors like purple finch — and opportunities ...

BROCKTON – It's been a rough year for birds. Avian flu has killed million of birds, including 13 swans and geese at D.W. Park in Brockton, and impacted more than 65 people in the U.S. After a ...

A new study finds people who have nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological distress than those who do not. Birdwatching in particular yielded promising results, with ...

After suffering a stroke in 2006, Lauren Young was in a coma for five weeks. The year before, Hurricane Rita had struck the coast of southwest Louisiana, where Young lives, wiping out many of the ...

It was 1968 when Sylvia Gallagher’s interest in birds was first piqued. “My mother was feeding the birds in her Santa Ana backyard and she didn’t know what any of them were,” said Gallagher, a ...