What the birds tell me

It's been a crazy year, a time in which birds have played a big part of my life. I've been listening to the messages and discovered that birds are definitely messengers. The last month has been especially trying, and my blackbird friends, and then my new mourning dove friends, have helped me cope and find my calm, for the most part.

Following are some observations and experiences I've had that mean something to me, experiences I'm learning from. I'm just bullet listing them. 


blackbirds

• They like my son and me as a team: they fly right over our car multiple times when we are out and about, sometimes independently, sometimes in pairs.
• They are companions on my journey in life.
• When things are bad, they seem to be everywhere, a lot of times in 3's. There were 4 once that swooped low over my porch -- what does that mean? I think they reflect my emotions. They are my spirit animals, and they represent qualities/attributes I see in myself.
• I want to be a raven in my next life.
• Some say they are harbingers of death. Not for me. They are nothing but good, although I don't always feel calmer when they're around.
• On the winter solstice 2019, nary a blackbird was in sight. I believe this was because the mourning doves had a message for me.

mourning doves

• As all the drama was taking place over the last month, I noticed that there would be one or two mourning doves hanging out in the places the blackbirds usually did. Several swooped down over the porch like the blackbirds did. 
• When they were around the blackbirds were gone.
• When the winter solstice hit, the doves were everywhere.
• I thought, what are the doves' messages? This is what I came up with:
• make peace with bad situations 
• make a new beginning
• forgive and let it go
• All of those doves were around for only one day. I haven't seen a single one in a long time since.

So where do I go from here? I'm going to think more, continue to reflect, observe, and listen to the messages. A message for you -- remember, I'm not the only one out and about when these birds display their awesome feats. Look up!

Until next time. Peace.