You’re probably familiar with the saying “birds of a feather flock together,” but did you know that birds are warm-blooded, meaning they can maintain their temperature no matter what environment they’re in? But there are times when they have to adapt to nature, which can be cruel when you’re forced to sleep outside. Get ready to have your heart melt with these adorable photos of various birds cuddling up to keep warm in the cold or during a snowstorm. It looks like humans aren’t the only ones who love to cuddle, so start scrolling down to get your daily dose of cuteness.
I warned you this article would be cute overload. We look (and grin from ear to ear) at Tachycineta bicolor or the tree swallow. These birds, weighing a whopping 20 grams, are very sociable even outside the breeding season.
If you thought this was a caterpillar, you'd be wrong. It's actually a flock of European bee-eaters, warming themselves by hugging their neighbors. This highly migratory bird can be found in southern Europe, parts of northern Africa, and even Asia. Its plumage is brightly colored, with a black beak, and it can grow up to twenty-nine centimeters (eleven inches) long.
This photo was taken in Kanha National Park in India, and it doesn't get any cuter than this. The owlets seem to be camouflaged in a hollow tree, probably dreaming of Hogwarts. They look so peaceful, you just want to reach out and pet one.
These swallows knew what to do when they were caught in a snowstorm in mid-May. They huddled together and waited. Their slow metabolisms seem to help them enter a state of semi-torpor that works wonders. No swallows were harmed in the taking of this photo.
These tiny, colorful birds don't give me the impression that they're in any danger of freezing to death, which gives us another explanation for these cuddle sessions. They just like to snuggle. Some birds sleep as close to their fellows as possible, and who can blame them?
I kid you not, that's what this bird is called, the Superb Fairy Wren. Pompous name aside, this little guy is territorial and sedentary, which might explain the tired look on the father's face after collecting grasshoppers for his hungry babies. Superb Fairy Wrens can be found in almost any area where there is undergrowth for shelter, but these tiny birds seem to have adapted well to urban environments, too.
These smooth-billed anis don’t particularly like the morning breeze. So they huddle together to stay warm and wait for the sun to do its job. They are large birds from the cuckoo family that can be found in Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. You won’t find smooth-billed anis nesting lower than ten feet off the ground. Females can lay up to ten eggs at a time, and they only have to wait fifteen days for them to hatch.
This family of small finch birds cuddle together to keep warm on a cold morning. They have brightly colored plumage and are not migratory. They can be seen almost everywhere in the world except Australia and the polar regions.
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