In the hierarchy of beings, according to the Vedic tradition, after the gods come birds, then trees, and then human beings. Men predicted the future through the flight of birds, since, by inhabiting the sky, they have knowledge inaccessible to humans. In Mesoamerica, some birds were associated with sacred elements, with the moon, water, and the sky. Owls represented darkness and death; Quetzals and Macaws were related to the sun.
How do birds see?
What plot does the dance of their flights follow? Who teaches them their
morning songs? What stories are told before they go to sleep? What are
the constellations of their stellar plumage called? What material are
their thoughts made of? Where will the birds of the future live? What
will be their good and stormy dreams?