I never expected that an app for identifying birds would help me with mindfulness more than my meditation apps.

From casual bird buddies to ornithology obsessives, you can now trek to far flung corners of the globe and identify any feathered friend you find – as long as you have a smartphone. The hugely popular ...

Even better than identifying the birds was identifying with the birds, writes. I wasn’t sure what they were talking about, ...

Connecting with nature is beneficial, even when you use technology to do it. And the barrier to entry is almost non-existent with the fun and free Merlin Bird ID app. I've been contributing to PCMag ...

I spy with my little eye ... I have no idea. What the heck is that? My bird skills need help, friends. Oh, I can find the birds. I just cannot identify the birds. How does one ID a birdie if one has ...

The early namers of birds also worked mostly with specimens. Hence names more appropriate for identification in the hand ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...

If you want to test your bird identification skills, there are plenty of confusing little brown birds at Cherokee Farm on the University of Tennessee campus just south of the Alcoa Highway’s Buck ...

I've downloaded countless meditation apps and tried all the breathing exercises to stay present. Yet, the app I wasn't expecting to help me with mindfulness is the one I've had the most success with.