When a bird visits you it means that it's a sign of a message coming from the spirit world.
The bird visiting you acts as a messenger carrying the news, guidance or even a reminder for you to pay attention to your own spiritual path.
The actual and specific meaning of the bird visiting you can depend on the bird type and species and the context of the encounter with the bird.
Some people see a bird visiting them as good luck, hope or even being a connection to someone they love that passed away.
What birds do all day is feeding or eating, socializing, looking for mates, building nests, taking care of their baby birds, hunting for food and mobbing predators.
Birds also fly around and some birds like ducks play around by floating through rapids in rivers or other water.
Birds also rest when they don't need to burn calories and birds participate in cooperative breeding, flocking and hunting.
Birds can and do get cold although they have ways of getting warm when they do get cold.
Birds just like humans will shiver to generate heat and warm up.
Birds also will fluff up their feathers which trap warm air in and reduce heat loss and birds have layers of feathers which trap air and provide them with insulation.
Birds also have specialized scales on their feet and legs to reduce heat loss.
When it's raining birds will often seek shelter in tree cavities, in branches and shrubs.
Birds such as woodpeckers, chickadees and small owls will take shelter from the rain in tree cavities and roost boxes and more than 12 birds may sometimes share the single box to conserve their heat.
Birds like sparrows, cardinals and Jay birds will perch on thick branches that are close to the trunk of the tree to get out of the rain.
Most birds sleep standing up while being perched on a branch or some other surface using their specialized tendons in their legs.
The specialized tendons in the birds legs automatically grip the perch and allow the birds to rest while they stay securely upright and it's a very common way of perching birds like robins and sparrows to rest or sleep.
Once a bird lands on a perch the birds tendons on their legs automatically tighten up and creates a strong grip which holds the birds feet in place even when the bird is asleep.
At night backyard birds will go to places such as birdhouses, cavities and tree branches to sleep at night.
Some backyard birds perch high in trees and take advantage of any residual warmth of the day and songbirds for example often sleep in tree cavities and secluded branches.
Birds will also often fluff out their down feathers for warmth.
Birds do not always sleep in the same place every night.
However birds may also return to the same roosting place over and over but they often change their sleeping locations depending on the time of year and the weather as well.
The places that birds sleep depends on the species of bird but birds sleep in places which include in or near the water for water fowl birds, on the ground, on branches or windowsills and in tree cavities or secluded branches.
Some species of birds sleep by taking many short naps instead of sleeping all at once which is called polyphasic sleep.
Some birds such as falcons and ducks sleep with one eye open to watch for predators.
And some birds go through a controlled hypothermia in cold temperatures when sleeping which is known as nocturnal torpor.
Some birds also huddle together to stay warm and protect themselves from predators and some birds sleep in bushes, rocks, grass and burrows.
Birds sleep for between 10 hours to 12 hours as birds need a minimum of 10 hours of sleep and a maximum of 12 hours of sleep.
Most birds go to sleep as soon as the sun sets and it gets dark which could be 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM or later depending on when the sunsets.
Some birds are also nocturnal and stay awake at night and sleep during day.
Examples of nocturnal birds are nighthawks and owls which are active during the night and sleep in the daytime.
All birds require a minimum of 10 hours of sleep and a maximum of 12 hours of sleep.
Most wild birds will go to sleep as soon as the sun goes down and then wake up as the sun rises.
Many wild birds have evolved to avoid activity at night to reduce their chances of being hunted by nocturnal predators.
Many birds also rely on their sight to find their food and their sight is less effective at night.
So it's not practical for birds that are active in the day to be active and vocal at night when they cannot see clearly.
Birds don't always sleep in the same place every night although birds may also return to the same roosting spot over and over.
The place at which a bird sleeps depends on the species of bird, the time of year and also the weather.
Many birds like songbirds sleep in trees and cling to tree branches.
And birds such as nuthatches, chickadees and titmice sleep in old woodpecker holes.
Some birds may also sleep in nesting boxes or birdhouses during the winter.
Birds such as waterfowl birds such as geese and swans sleep in water and swim or sit on islands and some gamebirds and shorebirds sleep on the ground.