Birds relate to the element of air. If you like working with air, then helping birds can improve your connection with that element. Many bird species migrate twice annually. In spring they leave their winter roosts for summer nesting grounds, and in autumn they and their fledged chicks fly to warmer refuges. On these journeys, most of them rely on finding food, water, and resting spots along the way to keep them going.

Today is World Migratory Bird Day this year. You can help migrating birds by providing bird feeders with assorted food, a birdbath with water, and perches such as a trellis or garden sculpture among bird-friendly landscaping. Offer high-energy food such as sunflower seed, peanuts, peanut butter, and suet. Some birds prefer sugary foods such as nectar, jelly, or fruit. To attract their attention to your offerings, say this charm:

Birds flying high,

Drop from the sky

And stay for a spell.

Stop for a snack

On your way back,

Wherever you dwell.