Video: Chirping Birds Cheer Veterans

It's no secret that watching birds can do wonders for your mood. I learned this first-hand about a year ago, when a clinically depressed lady saw wild Quaker Parrots for the first time on one of our Wild Parrot Safaris. She smiled -- for the first time in five years! That's when I realized what others have long known: watching nature, and particularly birds, can provide a powerful bullwark against depression.

So hats off to the people who run the Orlando Veteran’s Administration facility and Air Force veteran Norman Cass. With funds raised from a local V.F.W. post, a small aviary was installed in a common area and it's been a big hit with the disabled veterans who live there. Thanks to Diane West of New York Tails for bringing this video to light. You can read more about the aviary here.