Blackbird

Blackbirds, Red-winged blackbird, Common blackbird

In Britain the blackbird is a garden thrush, glossy black with a golden-orange beak, and one of the finest singers around. In North America the name belongs to other birds, like the red-winged blackbird calling from the cattails each spring. Either way, in a dream it's usually about song, voice and confidence, a sign that something you've kept quiet wants to be shared. A blackbird singing in the rain can be about finding joy in a gray, ordinary moment. The Beatles song "Blackbird" offers its own message about learning to fly when the time comes.

Dream variations

• A blackbird singing at duskThe day's worries are winding down. Let a good thought be the last one you hold tonight.
• A flock of blackbirds rising from a fieldMany small things are on the move at once. Watch which way the crowd goes before you follow.
• A blackbird tugging a worm from the lawnPatient effort is about to pay off. Keep pulling steadily.

Related symbols

Bird · Crow · Sparrow · Robin

Dream interpretations are for entertainment.