Bird dreams are much more related to animals and more related to insects than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, much less related to strangers, and less related to peers.

Bird dreams are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.

Dreams of birds are more related to natural places than dreams in general. They are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human-made places.

Dreams of birds are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to sex.

Bird dreams are more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to recurring dreams.

Dreams of birds are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience birds in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about birds in dreams. See how you feel about birds now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Because birds fly, they can symbolize freedom. They can pick up and leave whenever you want to—“free as a bird.” See: Flying Think of a bird in flight as representing ability to achieve your aspirations or hopes. Ambitions, goals, hopes—all can be described as “flying high.” See: Planes Thoughts and feelings can soar, can take flight and group together like birds. Birds far away, high in the sky, can symbolize too-high aspiration or something else out of reach. Birds falling from the sky can symbolize goals that aren’t reached or hopes that are dashed. It can have the same meaning as when Icarus flies too close to the sun. Exuberance overtakes you. Hubris leads to nemesis. A flock of birds can symbolize harmony, or a group mind, people who, in the figurative sense, move in unison, especially in their thoughts and opinions. A “herd mentality,” though moving in unison can also mean coordination and organization. A group of birds attacking can symbolize a group of people who attack verbally, psychologically, or physically. This use of the symbolism is especially likely if the dream features birds clawing and biting. Birds attacking can symbolize feeling compromised, embarrassed, or dirty. Or emotional or psychological attacks that swoop in from nowhere. The symbolism covers anything that attacks the mind or through it. Angry black birds are frequently used as symbols for compromising situations and ways a person can attack themselves in their mind. A bird shitting on you sums up in one image the feeling of being disrespected, or bad luck, or something that comes out of nowhere. A pairing of birds can symbolize love and mutual responsibilities, especially in relation to caring for loved ones or making a home together. Mating pairs in the bird world show a high degree of cooperation to build a nest and raise their young. Birds can symbolize messages delivered from deep inside yourself, from the unconscious mind. They deliver information during times of need, or tell you what you need to know about yourself. Crows and ravens often serve the role of messenger. The symbolism is derived from birds’ being used as messengers and having the ability to fly and talk. In this sense, a black bird can symbolize ominous warnings from within yourself, and a white bird can symbolize good tidings and agreement between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. Chattering birds can symbolize gossip. Birds sing, and have associations with anything related to self-expression and cheerfulness. See: Artists, Music Birds can symbolize watching out for something coming, or keeping an eye out for danger. A bird that acts stupidly, such as a dove walking into a busy road, can symbolize acting thoughtlessly or carelessly—a “bird brain.” Particular types of birds can have specific symbolism, such as hawks’ association with keen vision and falcons’ association with trainability. Refer to the list of entries below. See also: Planes, Artists, Ascending, Bird cages, Chicken, Crowds, Eagles, Excrement, Floating, Flying, Hummingbirds, Music, Owls, Pets, Vultures