I spent part of Sunday morning on the phone, calling folks back east. It was a bright sunny morning, and I found myself a nice spot on a bench by a school abandoned for the weekend. Suddenly, a flurry of birds erupted about 50 yards off to my left. I looked up in time to see a peregrine falcon flying low over me, clutched in his claws a dead pigeon. The violated flock was chasing the intruder away. From his trophy, a shower of feathers fell all around me. I’m not sure what kind of omen that is, but it seems like a very strong one.
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Bird flu!
(That was the first thing that came to mind.)
Glad that it’s only pigeon feathers are dropping out of the sky towards you.
Pigeons are known for dropping bad “omens” on people, although someone told me that it’s good luck if you’re hit…
That’s interesting. Just a couple of days ago I was driving back home from a long road trip to Colorado, and as I was finally getting closer to home I saw a Pigeon flying out across a big diesel truck on the two lane road. Me and the truck were of course going opposite directions. But I saw the pigeon and I was like, God please make it! It was pretty dramatic looking, the Pigeon made it to about halfway across the driver’s windshield before the truck zoomed past me and I saw an explosion of feathers… It was pretty weird, I was close enough to see the desperation, flying maneouver of the pigeon, right before impact… Kinda sucks.
Well, if you’re going to be looking at omens involving birds, you want to start with Cheney’s hunting trip, now being talked about everywhere on the internet.
Separated from your flock and solitary. Be the falcon, not the pigeon.
What makes this even stranger (to me) is I just read the original story of “The Birds” this last weekend.
It was even more creepy than the movie.
Damn birds….
we have a red tail hawk that hunts doves across the back of the houses here. it is unusual to find hawks hunting in suburbia but we have new home construction north of us that may have disrupted his feeding territory. he does make quite a show of leaving bits of bird on the fences and decks in the niegbourhood in his wake.
it makes me think of hawks and doves………… the paradox within us all; to hunt and to nurture.
Hi Tim,
I took the liberty of looking up the Shamanic meaning of your animal encounter. Following is what I found on both Peregrine Falcon and Pigeon:
Falcon (abbreviated meaning): New beginnings, adventure, leadership, healing the soul
The Peregrine Falcon
The peregrine falcon is a magnificent bird of prey. They are larger and faster then other falcons and are presently on the endangered species list. This is partly due to the buildup of chlorinated hydrocarbons in its food supply. These chemicals become concentrated in the peregrine’s tissues and interfere with reproduction.
If this bird was not your birth medicine and has recently flown into your life, it can signify a need to guard your health with special attention given to environmental pollutants the glands, tissues and the reproductive organs.
All falcons are opportunists and act upon opportunity at the correct moment. They know when to act and how to commit to their actions for a successful outcome. Timing is important to the peregrine and patience is one of its virtues. Those with this totem will continually find themselves in situations where both of these skills are tested.
Peregrines stimulate a quick, graceful and agile mind using its mental faculties effectively and patiently to capture what it wants and desires the most. They are daylight hunters with bullet shaped bodies and long pointed wings that facilitate high diving speed. Strong and fast they fly high and dive with tremendous swiftness striking with clenched talons and killing by impact.
This bird is very adaptable and can withstand severe climatic changes. Peregrines build their nests high on ledges and cliffs in order to observe everything around them. They are incredibly focused and have strong concentration skills. Those with this totem would do well in any work pertaining to the mind. Meditation and disciplined spiritual studies would also be of benefit.
In the Native American traditions the peregrine falcon is associated with past life recall and can show us how to dive into ourselves without fear. It holds the medicine of precision, timing, grace, patience and acute mental perception. It teaches those with this medicine how to use their mental capabilities to the fullest, move in harmony with their own rhythm and strike with force when necessary.
The Pigeon
Pigeons originally lived on the wild cliff faces of the European and Asian seacoasts. Used by the Chinese for hundreds of years to send messages they also carried money exchange rates between banks in Canton and Hong Kong. Pigeons have been used extensively for delivering messages in times of war. Early navigators took pigeons to sea in hopes that, if they became lost the pigeon would show them the way to land. Pigeons can fly for 550 miles in one day and can travel in bursts of speed up to 60 knots. They teach us how to preserver and keep our focus on the goal at hand.
This amazing bird holds the qualities of home, security and maternal instincts. Those with this totem often experience unsettling childhood’s and will be challenged continually to acquire a solid secure foundation in all areas of their lives. The pigeon assists us in finding the stability of home that has been lost.
No matter where pigeon ends up or how it gets there, it knows the way home. The Pigeons gift to us is the ability to accomplish. They do not get lost because they are in tune with the natural ways of earth, and are always aware of their goals. They use all their senses equally and navigate their lives in a balanced way. If Pigeon comes to you, it is asking you to keep your sights and sensitivities clearly set on where you want to be, and start moving. Even if you don’t know exactly how to get there, by following your inner guidance you can find your way.
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Only you can know what the message is when you align their meaning to your present thoughts, life situation, etc. Let me know if you have any questions.
Anna
The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal, and according to some sources, the animal with the best eyesight.
Hey Ran and Anna Montana, can you please tell us something that we didn’t all learn in first grade? Oops, I’m being trollish again, sorry. Wait, a peregrine falcon is a bird right?
Las time I read an interpretation of a bird omen it went pretty much:
Homer did foreshadowing. He did not do subtle.