bird omen

[JOE7]

hi i am wondering about a bird omen. i sware i heard a bird knocking on my window this morning. over the years i've heard this before here and there from time to time, but thought nothing of it. but today i thought of it as a sign of something. am i going to die or have something terrible happen to me??? i could use some help please and thank you...

[Bewlay Bros]

The only ones I know of is if the bird actually flies indoors. I believe this mean there will be a death in the family.

And a solo magpie must be saluted as one is bad luck.

And finally a robin redbreast is a sign of luck.

Tapping on your window, I owuld take as a sign of good fortune as I know of no such folklore. If in doubt, be positive!!!

[Bewlay Bros]

You may find this song by The Beach Boys of interest. It's all about a bird comining to a window.



http://youtube.com/watch?v=bL-_fMxIge0


Birds fly up
And down spinnin' round
Flyin' all around
From my window
A little brown sparraw came
Flutterin' down

Le moineau est venu
Se poser ma fenjtre

He came to my window

And as I watched him
I found myself reelin' and turnin' around
And the faster I ran
I ran out of breath and I fell to the ground
(Poof)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

He came to my window
He came to my window
He came to my window

From their eyes
The people must look like miniature toys

Do do do do do
Do do do do do do
Fly away
Fly away
Fly away

[Cetti]

He might be reminding you to put out some food...

Forget omens, the usual reason is that a bird will see its reflection and 'attack' the window imagining it to be a rival... or digging around the glass and frame for choice insects - lots of larvae this time of year.

[Robinia]

I'm with Cetti, forget the omens.... if I observed every bird superstition I'd be a wreck!

[moonshadow]

We had a crow attacking our window around 6am every morning for weeks. On the advice of a fellow Aber we bought some bird silhouettes from the RSPB and stuck them on the window.The lady in the RSPB shop told us birds quite often attack windows as they think their reflection is another bird as Cetti mentions. It worked for us but I believe a neighbour is now having the same problem.

[smudge]

Hi Joe, I really wouldn't worry about it being an omen either.

We often hear 'knocking' at our patio doors too! The birds cling on to the wood of a pane & peck away hoping to find little mites to nibble - even though there's plenty of food in the feeders for them to enjoy!

This might be helpful:

http://www.uksafari.com/birds2.htm

[smudge]

Meant to say - we've had birds fly into our windows too which can be a bit distressing for us to see & hear, but they soon seem to recover, thankfully.

[sfy]

On a side issue one magpie isn't actually bad luck. The saying is "one for sorrrow..." this is because magpies have the same partner for life and if you see one by itself it usually means the oher partner has been killed

[yelofox]

I have a friend who has to put socks on his cars mirrors because a little bird kept attacking them thinking it was a rival.