662 Quotes About Birds

As they proceeded there, black wings thudded in sudden unison, and a flock of birds flew up as they might from a ploughed field, still shaped like it, like an old map that still served new territory, and wrinkled away in the air.

Really I began the dayNot with a man's wish: "May this day be different,"But with the birds' wish: "May this dayBe the same day, the day of my life.

There are approximately ten thousand species of birds on the planet and no single individual has seen them all.

Oh Sailorpick up all your defeats like pebbles beneath your feet and fling them all into the sea! Sniff the airlook how the birds flyAdjust your ship's mastand sail awayin search of newer victories!

Bird watching is now North America's second most popular outdoor activity (second only to gardening).

Birds like us mate for life.

Fifty million people in the United States today consider themselves to be birders.

One-eighth of the (bird) species alive today are in danger of disappearing in the near future.

يلة من العقاعق تجلب الحظ وأخرى تجلب النحس. حظيّ ذكاء هذه الطيور بتقدير بالغ من المؤرخ اليوناني (بليني الأكبر). كان يرى أنها تستمتع بنطق كلمات محددة ولا تتعلمها فحسب بل تحبها وتفكر في استخدامها سرًا وبعناية ولا تُخفي كيف تستخدمها. وقال أيضًا أن من الحقائق المثبتة أن العقعق قد يموت إذا واجه صعوبة في نطق كلمة.