Is it possible that birds communicate through emotion , singing?

Question

for example the song would reflect how it feels to fly over the roofs into the bushes and tasting the berrys

Answer 1

I think you are right. There is so much we don,t know, and a lot of people don't care. My partner was never in to cats, as I was, but after living with them now for years, he has observed a lot about their communication behaviour. Again, the dummies don,t notice or care.We have had an atrocious record with animals and I don't think we care enough to find out more about them. Glad you're a thinker! :)

Answer 2

An animal who wants to survive would never give away its emotions, presuming of course that they have emotions like we think of them. They sing to communicate. that is it. What they are communicating is something that we dont always know, but what sense would it make for the bird to fly over roofs and sing because it was unhappy or havinga good day? Not only does it give away its position when it makes noise to predators, but singing takes a lot of energy that the bird should not be wasting pointlessly. Do not apply human terms to animals.

Answer 3

I don't think there's a conscious awareness of "how it feels" that is interpreted in song. I think they have two basic messages: "Come here, girl" and "This is my space, and you keep away." i.e., to attract the females and warn off the other males. There may be other things, like "There's edible berries over here," or "Warning! Danger!" But emotions, as such, are human things. Dogs and horses learn a certain amount of behavior expressing emotions from their humans, and there are definitely things humans do that arouse their emotions that animals also do. But I think the "emotion" of an animal is really just reaction; instinct.

Answer 4

I think it is possible. From a Mormon viewpoint, I believe God created animals and all living creatures to have joy and fill the measure of their creation, to help give beauty to the earth and to keep people happy as well. Nothing better than hearing a songbird warble and chatter. It might be the bird sings more from a sense of satisfaction and absence of imminent harm at times. Have a happy day.

Answer 5

You're assuming that birds are capable of abstract thought, there.

Birdsong is communication, but its on the more basic primal level, normally, "Go away, its mine," "I'm strong because I have big lungs and don't mind telling all the predators where I am," and "Be my mate, I have big lungs,"

In other words, they're advertisements, whether it be about territory, strength or sexual availability. Birds don't tend to waste energy on meaningless things - everything they do is geared to survival - flight takes so much energy that they have to.

Answer 6

The last I heard, birds were thought to communicate through singing, not sure if this can be confirmed cos after all its not as if we can ask them!! They also communicate through bright plummage (and nest arrangement in the case of some species)

Answer 7

I pressume so as birds sing a song to a partner they want to mate with

Answer 8

I doubt they have time to think about singing and flying, except to look for their next meal or get away from a predator...;

Answer 9

Yea, I do think that they do. x