Redbirds aren’t the only feathered friends that carry meanings.

In places and cultures all around the globe, birds are truly revered animals.

Frombluebirdsto hawks tohummingbirds, you’re free to see birds of all kinds right in your own backyard.

Drawing of birds

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Keep reading to find out more meanings behind the birds that you’ll find in your backyard.

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Cardinal

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Photo of Eastern Bluebird on a cherry blossom

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Red-bellied woodpecker on a tree

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American robin in tree

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Hummingbird

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Juvenile Northern Mockingbird in tree

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A Great Horned Owl perching on the top of a roof in the evening of summer season

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Photo of a House Finch and a Goldfinch perched together

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