A forest without birds and birds cannot live without a forest.
The bird knows that it is no good without a homeland.
Every bird is proud of its feather.
Every bird sings in its own way.
Every bird is fed with its beak.
Each bird has its own habits.
The sparrow immediately takes off, but the rook needs a run.
A crow cannot be a falcon
A little crow's nest is a home,
The titmouse is small, but its claw is sharp.
The tit eats a little, drinks a little, and lives happily.
The magpie brought the news on its tail.
Owls and owls feast in the night.
The sparrows are under the roof, and the owls are out to catch.
The crane flew in and brought warmth.
The crane flies high, but does not fly away from the river.
If the bush were not nice, the nightingale would not build a nest.
The nightingale wins by singing, and man by skill.
The nightingale sings for a month, and the crow croaks all year round.
The cuckoo crows and mourns about the house.
No matter how much the cuckoo crows, it will fly away by winter.
A swan in the sky, a moth above the earth - each has its own path.
The swans flew, carrying the winter bird on their wings.
A swan's chest, a peacock's gait.
Many are devoted to the topic of wildlife Russian folk proverbs and sayings. On this page for young naturalists we have collected the best proverbs about animals and birds: wild and domestic, migratory and wintering.
- Proverbs about animals (with the words “animal”, “beast”).
- Proverbs about wild animals
- Proverbs about pets.
- Proverbs about birds (with the word “bird”)
- Proverbs about wintering birds.
- Proverbs about migratory birds.
- Proverbs about poultry.
Proverbs about animals and beasts
With the words "beast", "animal"
Do not leave a dead animal in the field.
According to the beast and the wound.
Stroke the cattle not with your hand, but with flour. Do not iron with your hand, with a bag.
The animal runs towards the catcher.
To drive an animal is to walk without opening your mouth.
The animal lives where bread is born.
Proverbs about wild animals
The wolf is a bad shepherd for the sheep.
Don't call the wolf to the dogs for help.
The wolf's legs feed him.
Have pity on the wolf - he will bite you even more viciously.
If you're afraid of wolves, don't go into the forest.
Two bears do not live in the same den.
A friendly herd of wolves is not afraid.
The sheep complained to the wolf about their bad life.
The hare runs away from the fox, and the frog runs away from the hare.
Know the beast by its claws, and know it by its hooves.
And the wolves are fed, and the sheep are safe.
Like a bull in a china shop.
The wolf catches, and the wolf is caught.
A monkey is still a monkey without a tail.
Martyshkin's work.
The bear stepped on my ear.
To live with wolves is to howl like a wolf.
Although the tiger is fierce, he will not eat his cubs.
The cowardly bunny gets a stump from the wolf.
The white hare is good, and the hunter is brave.
The fox will cover everything with its tail.
The fox put out its tail as witness.
Every fox takes care of its own tail.
The fox sleeps, and in its sleep it nibbles chickens.
A fox doesn't get its tail dirty.
The fox fell into a trap; although it’s early, you know, spend the night.
They appointed a fox as a governor in the forest: there are many feathers, but no birds.
I hear, fox, your miracles.
A fox went to steal chickens and got caught in his mouth.
A fox even has ears on the top of its head in a dream.
That's why they beat the fox so that it doesn't go into the chicken coop.
The fox is a cheat, the fox is a flatterer.
The fox even counts the chickens in the man's barn in his sleep.
Don't put your finger in a wolf's mouth.
The wolf molts every year, but everything is gray.
No matter how much you feed the wolf, he keeps looking into the forest.
Being born a wolf, you cannot be a fox.
The teeth feed the wolf, the legs carry the hare, and the tail protects the fox.
A wolf is not a shepherd, a pig is not a gardener.
A wolf won't eat a wolf.
Proverbs about pets
If there was a pig, there would be bristles.
In the cold the cat does not catch mice.
The dog barked all night for a month, but the month didn’t know it.
Every mouse is afraid of a cat.
The goose is no friend to the pig.
Know, cat, your basket.
And the dog remembers who feeds it.
The cow is black, but her milk is white.
Beating a cow with a stick means not drinking milk.
The cat is out of the house - the mice are dancing.
A lazy horse's tail gets in the way.
A small dog is a puppy until old age.
Every day is not Sunday.
Not every dog that barks bites.
Don’t teach the goat: she’ll pull it off the cart herself.
The cat will shed the tears of a mouse.
Rotten apple injures its neighbors.
Place the pig at the table, with its feet on the table.
Let the goat into the garden, he will rip off all the cabbage.
A black sheep has at least a tuft of wool.
The dog lies in the hay - he doesn’t eat himself and doesn’t give it to others.
An old dog doesn't bark in vain.
Even a horse cannot gallop through force.
The cat smells whose meat it has eaten.
Proverbs about birds
With the word "bird"
Birds are in the nest until autumn, and children are in the house until they are old enough.
The bird's wings are strong, the wife's husband is red.
The bird pecks one grain at a time, but is full.
The bird is given wings, and man is given reason.
Birds are strong with their wings, and people are strong with their friendship.
The bird is small, but its claw is sharp.
Each bird protects its nest.
Proverbs about wintering birds
The sparrows are chattering and their nests are curling.
A raven will not peck out a crow's eye.
In borrowed plumes.
Even though the crow flew overseas, it still didn’t turn white.
He aimed at a crow and hit a cow.
On someone else's side, I'm happy with my little crow.
The titmouse is not a great bird, but it is clever.
Don't be timid, sparrow.
He fell behind the crows and did not stick to the new ones.
They don't shoot cannons at sparrows.
Only crows fly straight.
The frightened crow is afraid of the bush.
A magpie on its tail brought it.
Count crows.
The titmouse is the sparrow's sister.
The owl praised her children for being pop-eyed.
Every magpie perishes by its own tongue.
Proverbs about migratory birds
In its nest the crow will peck out the eyes of the kite
You can see the falcon by its flight, and the young man by his gait.
Every sandpiper is great in its swamp.
The crane flies high and sees far.
If the bush were not nice, the nightingale would not build a nest.
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
No matter how cheerful the crow is, the falcon is still far away.
The cuckoo praises the rooster because he praises the cuckoo.
A sandpiper and a loon are two pairs of boots.
A fly is enough for the little bird's lunch.
One swallow does not make spring.
The first swallow.
It is better to sing well with a goldfinch than sing poorly with a nightingale.
Nightingales are not fed fables.
A stork on the roof means peace in the house.
I saw a rook - welcome spring.
The swallow begins the day, and the nightingale ends.
Pie in the sky is not prey.
A crane was walking through a swamp - its nose got stuck; pulled out the nose - the tail got stuck.
The crane has only one road - to warm waters.
The crane measured the tithe and said: that’s right.
The cuckoo crows about the fact that there is no nest.
No matter how much the cuckoo crows, it flies away by winter.
The cuckoo crows - it grieves for homelessness.
Only the cuckoo does not build its nest.
The cuckoo was bored by the bare forest.
Proverbs about poultry
The goose is no friend to the pig.
Give a chicken a garden bed and it will dig up the whole garden.
Every hen praises her roost.
Like water off a duck's back.
When the roast rooster pecks.
A wet chicken, and also a cockerel.
On its roost the rooster is the strongest.
In his landfill, the rooster is the most important.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
Expanding our horizons...
Summer is a time of worries and worries for birds and animals. The cubs born in spring grow up: fox cubs, wolf cubs, elk calves, deer calves. Many birds have chicks at the very beginning of summer, and parents have to work hard to feed them. Only the cuckoo does not know maternal cares and worries: her children are raised by other birds, in whose nests she lays her eggs. In all other respects, the behavior of the cuckoo is impeccable: it destroys many harmful insects, especially the hairy caterpillars of various silkworms, which are almost never eaten by other birds.
By autumn, the number of insects decreases and it becomes colder. Many birds gather in flocks before a long journey to warm countries. The first to fly away from us are swifts, swallows and nightingales.
In winter, many animals and birds are very hungry; for them you can set up a table in the garden or a feeder near the window and put crumbs of bread, seeds, grain there every day, and for tits - a small piece of lard. Birds will gradually begin to fly to the feeders. The sparrows will arrive first, followed by the yellow-breasted titmouse, then the second, third. Tits will look for seeds, deftly pick them up and fly off to the branches of a neighboring tree to feast on delicious sunflowers. Then the titmice will become bolder and will peck the seeds right on the dining table.
Oral folk art has always been developed in Russia. There is probably no topic for which we do not have a good saying or proverb. There are thousands of sayings about birds, for example. Many of them are able to surprise listeners with their genuine wisdom and beauty. And it is these pearls of folk art that we will talk about below.
The amazing language of metaphors
Quite often, proverbs and sayings about birds try to convey to their audience some hidden meaning. This could be friendly advice, a teaching, or a lesson hidden behind a beautiful metaphorical image. Moreover, such a message can touch on both quite ordinary topics and high moral principles.
For example, here are the following sayings and proverbs about birds:
- “Birds are not praised for their feathers and wings.”
- “Even a dove will peck out a crow’s eye in its nest.”
- “Every sandpiper is an expert at praising his swamp.”
- “A good bird is always a craftsman in her nest.”
- “Even a goose can’t trample a field alone.”
- “Not even a dove will fly to a bad person.”
Proverbs about birds based on observation
The Slavs loved nature and observed it. Over the years, this bore fruit - they learned to understand the world around them. Our ancestors knew that, despite all the vagaries, nature adheres to certain laws. For example, if we talk about the world of birds, then the return of ducks home indicated that the long-awaited warmth would soon come.
Therefore, it is not surprising that many proverbs about birds are a reflection of observations of wildlife. For example:
- “Swans fly to the snow, and geese to the rain.”
- “Even a little bird in its nest is brave.”
- “No matter how high the crane flies, it doesn’t fly far from the water.”
- “Swallows fly low - there will be rain.”
- “The hawk catches its prey, but the kite takes it away.”
Comparison proverbs
And yet most proverbs and sayings are built on the principle of comparison. That is, certain human traits are compared with their counterparts in the feathered kingdom. This way of presenting information allows us to draw attention to certain moral and spiritual problems that often arise in people. The following proverbs about birds can serve as clear proof of this:
- “A bird needs its wings, but a man needs his mind.”
- “You recognize a hawk by its flight, and a trickster by its gait.”
- “A bird is deceived by sweet food, and a person is deceived by sweet speeches.”
- “Even a sparrow doesn’t walk around wearing only feathers all its life.”
- “He looks like a noble eagle, but with a mind like a forest grouse.”
- “Even though I have the breast of a swan, but the gait of a peacock.”
