Jens Voigt

It is the passion inside me that means I keep going. I love what I do, and I think I am lucky to do it. When I am riding a quiet country road, I hear the birds singing and think, 'I am in my office now.

German Athlete

Jimmy Piersall

I'm the gooney bird that walked to the bank. I'm doing better than most of those guys who said I was crazy.

American Athlete

Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

American Poet

Ingmar Bergman

I am normally afraid of birds and have never dreamt of any bird in my life.

Swedish Director

Victor Hugo

The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

French Author

Janice Dickinson

Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it's at.

American Model

Malala Yousafzai

My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.

Pakistani Activist

Jonathan Franzen

For most of my life, I didn't pay attention to birds.

American Novelist

W. E. B. Griffin

Argentina has the best bird shooting in the world.

Writer

Bill Bailey

English Comedian

Learn popular phrases like 'a little bird told me' to understand cultural uses.

Bird Idioms

Birds often symbolize freedom or the natural world in literature and poetry.

Bird Symbolism

Different birds make distinct sounds; 'tweet', 'squawk', 'hoot' describe these.

Bird Sounds

Using 'bird' to describe a woman can seem outdated or disrespectful.

Be Cautious

Understand this use of 'bird' is mainly British and casual; avoid in formal writing.

Cultural Nuance

'Flipping the bird' is rude and offensive; use only if you understand the repercussions.

Use with Care

The gesture may not be understood or considered rude in all cultures.

Cultural Awareness

In tech talk, 'bird' for satellite is informal; use in casual or industry contexts.

Technology Jargon

Birds can be 'communications', 'weather', or 'spy' satellites; know the difference.

Satellite Types

'Bird' as prison time is UK slang; it can be unfamiliar outside the UK.

Prison Slang

Often used when talking about low-level crimes, not serious offenses.

Crime Context

 and I needed a way to reconnect with nature but I'm also a musician and so I sat down at my computer started listening to different bird songs online and put a few down to some beats just to see what would happen lo and behold now I travel the world as an explorer recording the sounds of different kinds

DJing to the sounds of...

 which they return for in the winter and spring. And these birds are smart. They remember where all those seeds are. They even use landmarks on the landscape -- trees, stumps, rocks -- to triangulate to caches buried deep under the snow. What they don't go back and get, those seeds become whitebark.

Symbiosis: A surprising...

 that can perceive the world slightly differently than us. Bats are usually synonymous with some type of evil events. They are the perpetrators in horror movies, such as this famous "Nightwing." Also, if you think about it, demons always have bat wings, whereas birds, they typically --

Emma Teeling: The secret...

 food is so scarce that more than two adults are needed to search for it if a nest full of chicks is to be kept supplied this bird is not the parent of these nestlings it's one of last year's chicks who has stayed on to help raise this year's brood

Unbelievable Bird...

 my broadcasting life without ever having filmed the arches pheasant and it's it's beyond question one of the most dramatic bird displays ever i mean it goes out saying the bird is extremely shy if you go and sit there they simply

Sir David Attenborough...

 hair much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and

UK National Parks in 100...

 as they grow they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about these secretive birds we've already thought of her name or she's luna we always tend to give her birds names

Mesmerising Owl Moments...

 What bird has the most elaborate, the most complex, the most beautiful song in the world? I guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them.

Attenborough: the...

 These birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female. They're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulder's overhang,

These Ancient Birds Have...

 The birds use all sorts of different tactics to snare as many bees as they can. A long bill certainly helps.