Listen can you hear the birds this morning? The winter has past. The time for singing of birds has come!

Our son is getting a flight home today. He is staying near the bus station. He heard the birds singing as daylight was rising. He has company for his morning travel.

Neuroscientists have done research on the nervous system. More and more people are suffering from mental stress. There is too much news and information coming at us from the media. Many of us can’t cope.

The resulting distress drives us to the doctor who suggests medication to help bring peace. Or perhaps drive us to drink or other forms of self medication.

The scientists have found that bird song has a calming effect on our nerves. Listening to the birds brings healing to our mind.

Listen for a bird singing these mornings, whether you live in the city or country. A blackbird lives in a small hedge in the front of my daughter’s house in Belfast.

Listening and seeing the birds brought healing to me when I lived in Portaferry. I have written a book called “Look at the Birds.”

If you would like to buy a copy let me know.