Birding and Depression
However, a more interesting question is whether birding is an activity that is particularly attractive to people who are prone to depression. Birding is an activity that does not necessarily require much social interaction.
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However, a more interesting question is whether birding is an activity that is particularly attractive to people who are prone to depression.
Birding is an activity that does not necessarily require much social interaction.
It can provide moments of intense absorption, even though these moments may require long and sometimes miserable waiting times.
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However, a more interesting question is whether birding is an activity that is particularly attractive to people who are prone to depression. Birding is an activity that does not necessarily require much social interaction. It can provide moments of intense absorption, even though these moments may require long and sometimes miserable waiting times.
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- Unfortunately, there seems to be no conclusive research on this.
- It just means that somebody prone to depression might be more likely to turn to birding than to, say, ballroom dancing.
- Photo: A (potentially depressed) juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron, Singapore, December 2015
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Birding provides a clear target: finding and identifying a bird. Consequently, it also provides small, tangible rewards. Again, this does not mean birding causes depression.
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