Birdwatching Could Be Worth Your While

Since today is Valentine's Day, I figured I would try to find some kind of myth revolving around Valentine's Day and finding love and what not. I turned to the oh so trusty google and found an interesting myth involving the sighting of birds. According to this myth, the first bird an unwed woman sees on Valentine's Day will tell her something about her future marriage or the man she will marry. Interesting stuff. Personally the first bird I saw this morning was a duck since I had class in Howard Hall and had to walk by the duck pond to get up to Wilson so my marriage will be homely and stable... I guess that's good, lol. What kind of birds did YOU see this morning?

Blackbird: he'll be involved in charitable or spiritual work – an aid worker of vicar

Dove: your marriage to him will be happy and loving

Robin: he earns his living through water – a naval officer or fisherman

Sparrow: he works with the land – a farmer or tree surgeon

Blue bird: he likes to make others smile – a comedian

Woodpecker: no marriage will take place

Duck: your relationship with him will be homely and stable

Gull: he travels a great deal for work

Birds of prey: he is a businessman, politician or leader

Goldfinch: he is a person of means

Kingfisher: he has already done well or inherited money

Pigeon: he will eventually return to the place where he grew up


Some theories behind this myth include the belief that birds used to choose their mates on Valentine's Day. It seems to me that for some unknown reason, humans think they need to be like the birds so they decided to look to the birds to help them choose. Also, farms were very popular on Valentine's Day. Why you ask? Well according to this myth, seeing a hen with a cockeral (which I believe is a rooster) meant that you would get married soon! I wonder how well that went over....