International Migratory Bird Day celebrates the amazing journeys of birds, and we have the perfect collection of quotes on birds for you!
The Migratory Bird Day is an annual global awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.
It is celebrated twice a year, on the second Saturday in May and the second Saturday in October, recognizing the different peak migration periods in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
In 2025, the dates for International Migratory Bird Day will be May 10th and October 11th.
Many birds make epic flights that span thousands of miles. These migrants face perilous obstacles and threats along the way, both natural and human-related. An alarming number are endangered or threatened. Therefore, protecting and restoring our migratory bird populations requires conservation and cooperation on an international scale.
So here are some migratory birds quotes to honor their awe-inspiring journeys and the importance of their conservation.
15 Beautiful Quotes on Birds for Bird Migratory Day
- “Just remember it’s bird that is supposed to suffer, not the hunter.” – George W. Bush
- “I am happy to know that not all species are forced to need passports and visas to experience new lands.” ― Rajesh, Random Cosmos
- “Environmental extremists would not let you build a house unless it looked like a bird’s nest.”- Ronald Reagan
- “Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until it disappears on the horizon!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan
- “No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.”- William Blake
- “Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?” – David Attenborough
- “God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.”- Jacques Deval
- “A forest bird never wants a cage.” – Henrik Ibsen
- “If birds can glide for long period of time, then why can’t I?”- Orville Wright
- “The presence of a single bird can change everything for one who appreciates them.”- Julie Zickefoose
- “If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.”- Charles Lindbergh
- “There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.”- Robert Wilson Lynd
- Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems, and nations. They are symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet.” — Antonio Guterres
- The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- “Even migrating birds know that nature doesn’t demand a choice between nesting and flight.” – Gloria Steinem
End Note
As Aesop said, “It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds”, it is important to preserve and conserve these fine wild beauties. Their incredible journeys across continents remind us of our shared responsibility to protect the natural world they depend on. I hope these bird migration quotes and bird quotes have inspired you to respect them more.
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