- To appreciate the beauty of some birds, we have to set aside certain negative attitudes and ideas that we have picked up from others or from our culture. That is the case in a story about a woman kissing pigeons outside a Cathedral in Valentia.
- Our close encounters with birds can draw out connections with them that we have not considered or thought about seriously. Here is Paula D'Arcy's account of one such moment.
- Any bird can be a symbol or Divine messenger and help remind us of what is important in daily life. Here is a personal experience related by Thubten Chodron about being open to such experiences.
- Birds have a special place in the rituals of many indigenous peoples and practices of the religions. Dawna Markova describes one she witnessed in Japan.